Hamelia patens Jacq.

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Photo: Petra Ballings
32, Ridge Rd, Avondale, Harare

Synonyms:	Hamelia erecta Jacq.
Common names:	Fire bush (English)
Description:	Shrub to c. 4 m, or, less often, a small tree to 7 m. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3(-5), elliptic or ovate, petiolate. Corolla to 2 cm, scarlet to orange. Fruit c. 7 mm, ovoid, dark red or purple.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	patens: spreading, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees
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Worldwide distribution:	Florida and West Indies, south to Bolivia and Paraguay
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Image last updated:	Saturday 24 May 2008
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Hamelia patens

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hamelia patens
African Plant Database: Hamelia patens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hamelia patens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hamelia patens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hamelia patens
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iNaturalist: Hamelia patens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hamelia patens
JSTOR Plant Science: Hamelia patens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hamelia patens
Plants of the World Online: Hamelia patens
Tropicos: Hamelia patens
Wikipedia: Hamelia patens