Hamelia patens Jacq.

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Cornell University PLANTS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
J. A. Wise X88
Rubiaceae
Hamelia patens Jacq.
Dominican Republic: Provincia de Samana, along the southern coast of Samand Bay, approximately 2 km southwest of the migrant fishing village known as Naranjo Arriba, in Los Haitises National Park. ca. 19°4'N, 69°40'W. Elevation 40 - 80 m. Karst topography.
Voucher for PhD dissertation. Plant germinated from soil samples collected in abandoned agricultural plots.
Specimen identified by T. A. Zanoni of the New York Botanical Garden.
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