Hamelia patens *Family: Rubiaceae Common names : firebush, hummingbird bush, scarlet bush, and redhead

*Botanical Name : Hamelia patens 

*Family: Rubiaceae

*Location : BHU campus Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India 

*Date- 17-07-2022

Common names : firebush, hummingbird bush, scarlet bush, and redhead

The genus is named after Henry Louis Hamel de Monceau, a prominent French botanist. The latin word patens means spreading and refers to the habit of the species.

Hummingbirds are attracted by its flowers and other birds feed on the fruit, both of which will also forage on small insects found in the vicinity, helping to keep down pests. These flowers are also fed on by butterflies, such as the statira sulphur (Aphrissa statira), which are attracted to red flowering plants. The fruits have a refreshing, acidic taste and are also edible by humans

The leaves and young shoots are taken in order to procure an abortion up to the third or fourth month of pregnancy 

@ Shivam Maddhesiya