Hamelia patens

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Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,333 meters (0 to 10,935 feet).[1]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 4-6' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Duhamelia patens (Jacq.) Pers.
2. Hamelia patens var. axillaroides Wernham

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.

Place of publication : Enum. syst. pl. 16. 1760 (Select. stirp. amer. hist. 72, t. 50. 1763).

Name verified on 31-Aug-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 04-Aug-2006.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hamelia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

H. axillaris (Balsamillo) · H. barbata · H. boyacana · H. calycosa · H. chrysantha · H. connata · H. cuprea (Bahama Firebush) · H. erecta · H. haughtii · H. klugii · H. longipes · H. macrantha (Dwarf Firebush) · H. magnifolia · H. manglillo · H. ovata · H. panamensis · H. papillosa · H. patens (Texas Firecracker Bush) · H. patens 'African' (Firecracker Shrub) · H. patens 'Beyer's Variegated' (Firecracker Shrub) · H. patens 'Compacta' (Dwarf Mexican Firebush) · H. patens coronata · H. patens var. glabra · H. patens var. patens · H. pedicellata · H. rostrata · H. rovirosae · H. rovirosana · H. sanguinea · H. tubiflora · H. ventricosa · H. versicolor · H. xerocarpa · H. xerocarpa var. costaricensis · H. xerocarpa var. xerocarpa · H. xorullensis

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 29, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)
• World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2656964
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-96031
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14259164
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:752194-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 18240
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 35005
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDRUB0V020
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: HAER3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 41768

Footnotes

1. Mean = 369.620 meters (1,212.664 feet), Standard Deviation = 627.110 based on 1,296 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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