Scientific Name :
Hamelia patens Jacq.
Synonym :
Duhamelia odorata Willd. ex Schult.
Hamelia brachystemon Wernham
Common Name : Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet bush
Plant Family : Rubiaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : June to September
Flower Colour : Red
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Brown
Leaves: Ovate, stipulate, acute, entire margin, whorled
Flowers: Calyx 5, petaloid, gamosepalous, corolla 5 gamopetalous, stamens 5, epipetalous, carpels 5
Inflorescence: Polychasial cyme helicoid
Fruits: Capsule loculicidal
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT,TL
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical America.
Uses : Leaf and stem extracts have wound, sore, skin disease healing properties
Cultivated in gardens for its aesthetic value
