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Hamelia patens

Jacq.

Scarlet-bush

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160769

Element CodePDRUB0V020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRubiales

FamilyRubiaceae

GenusHamelia

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-06-15

Change Date1994-06-15

Edition Date1994-06-15

Edition AuthorsYekell, S. (TNC-LASP)

Rank Reasons

Especie campestre y silvestre, de plasticidad ecológica muy amplia (no solamente de planta a la luz sino también de sotobosque, de lugares húmedos o no, crece también en colinas, montañas, etc.) Especie ubiquista. Ampliamente distribuida desde las Antillas y México hasta Paraguay.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Puerto Rico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Toro Area	Caribbean National Forest	12,584
Mameyes Area	Caribbean National Forest	11,150

References (3)

Bernardi, Luciano. 1985. Contribución a la dendrología paraguaya. Boissiera 37: 1-294. Mémoires de botanique systematique, conservatoire et jardin botaniques de Genéve, Génova.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.