Hamelia patens Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Hamelia patens Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Williams 1079 with Richard Piland, 02 Dec 1989

  • Location

    Bolivia. La Paz. Franz Tamayo Prov. Río Quiquibey. Comunidad Gredal, Mosetén village, ca. 20 km from therivers mouth.

  • Habitat

    Common in swidden fallow at edge of village.

  • Description

    Treelet to 3m; young leaves & branches tinged red; flowers red; fruits ovoid, 1cm long, shiny dark red.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited at NY 11/10/1997

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 88646

    Occurrence ID: 2d516503-75de-44c6-83f6-65cb7be9952d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hamelia patens Jacq. det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    La Paz

  • County/Municipio

    Franz Tamayo Prov.

  • Locality

    Río Quiquibey. Comunidad Gredal, Mosetén village, ca. 20 km from therivers mouth

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.67, -67.5

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