What is "hamelia patens"

coloradillo \coloradillo\ n. a handsome shrub ( Hamelia patens) with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; it grows from Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil.

Syn: scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens, Hamelia erecta.

Hamelia patens is a large perennial shrub or small tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to the American subtropics and tropics. Its range extends from Florida in the southern United States to as far south as Argentina. Common names include firebush, hummingbird bush, scarlet bush and redhead.