Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Hamelia | Species:
Hamelia
patens Jacq.
( फायरबुश , रेडहेड ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Duhamelia odorata Willd. ex Schult., Hamelia coccinea Sw. Hamelia erecta Jacq., Hamelia viridifolia Wernham | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Firebush, Redhead | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-March | |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | The clusters of fruit also are showy. Each fruit is a juicy berry with many small seeds, ripening from green to yellow to red and finally to black. |
| Habitat | Salt tolerant and will grow in any kind of soil. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | The plant is indigenous most all of South America, the West Indies, Mexico, and even southern Florida, introduced to India | Bark Details | Grey bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Up to 5 m tall under ideal conditions, but usually stays much smaller. Leaves whorled , usually with three but occasionally as many as seven at each node, elliptic to oval, gray-pubescent underneath with reddish veins and petioles, reflexed upward from the midvein. Flower in terminal clusters (cymes) of bright reddish-orange or scarlet, tubular. Fruit berry with many small seeds, ripening from green to yellow to red and finally to black. | Leaf Details | The leaves are elliptic to oval, about 15 cm long, and gray-pubescent underneath with reddish veins and petioles. They are reflexed upward from the midvein. |
