Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hamelia patens
Collection Date:
February 18, 1988
State:
DEPARTMENTO DE SANTA CRUZ
County:
Province Andres Ibanez
Locality:
12 km E of center of Santa Cruz, on road to Cotoca.
Plant Description:
Shrub 3 m tall, between fields A and B, rare in the Jardin Botanico. Flowers orange.
Habitat:
Brushy strips between fields (abandoned ca. 1983), originally semi-deciduous forest, flat, fine sandy soil.
Associated Species:
Tecoma stans, Solanum riparium, Guazuma ulmifolia, early second-growth species.
Date of Record Creation:
May 29, 2020
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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