Scientific Name : Hamelia patens Jacq.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : An ornamental evergreen shrub having branched tap root system. Stem : Woody, solid, aerial, Erect, branched, cylindrical. Leaves : Cauline, whorled, stipulate, petiolate, simple, ovate, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venation. Inflorescence : Polychasial cyme with each helicoid branch. Flowers : Ebracteate, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, pentamerous, epigynous. Calyx made up of sepals 5, gamosepalous,petaloid, reddish, valvate. Corolla made up of 5 petals, gamopetalous, twisted, large and tubular. Androecium made up of 5 stamens, polyandrous, epipetalous, dithecous, basifixed, introrse. Gynoecium composed of pentacarpellary, syncarpous, inferior pentalocular, axile placentation. Fruit : 5-valved, loculicidal capsule Seeds : Small, endospermic. Flowering and Fruiting Time : June-September Significance :Cultivated in gardens.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
Fire Bush, Hummingbird Bush, Firecracker Bush
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Synonym(s):
Hamelia latifolia Rchb. ex DC. Hamelia erecta Jacq. Hamelia coccinea Sw. Duhamelia odorata Willd. ex Schult. Duhamelia patens (Jacq.) Pers.
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Family:
Rubiaceae
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Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa) -
Created On:
21-08-2022
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Hamelia patens Jacq.
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