Hamelia
# Hamelia

Hamelia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. The name honors French botanist Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782).

## Selected species

* Hamelia axillaris Sw. – Guayabo Negro
* Hamelia cuprea Griseb.
* Hamelia macrantha Little
* Hamelia papillosa Urb. (Jamaica)
* Hamelia patens Jacq. – Firebush (American tropics and subtropics)
   * Hamelia patens var. glabra Oerst.
   * Hamelia patens var. patens
