Hamelia erecta

Definitions of Hamelia erecta
  1. noun
    handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
    synonyms: Hamelia patens, coloradillo, scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia
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    hamelia
    any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
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