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8329.000 Hamelia
Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite or, usually in our species, in whorls of 3; interpetiolar stipules present. Flowers in terminal cymes. calyx with 5 short erect lobes. Corolla tubular, lobes very short. Stamens 5; inserted near base of corolla-tube. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit a small spherical to ovoid berry; seeds numerous, minute. Derivation of name: Named after Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, a French botanist, 1700-1781. Worldwide: 16 species in tropical America Mozambique: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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