Filed As:

Heliconiaceae
Heliconia spathocircinata Aristeg.

All Determinations:

Heliconia spathocircinata Aristeg. det. B. L. Andersson, Aug 1987
Note: x psittacorum L.f.?

Heliconia det. G. S. Daniels, 04 Apr 1975
Note: sp. nov?

Location:

Brazil. Bahia. Itacaré Mun. Near the mouth of the Rio de Contas.

Collector(s):

R. M. Harley 17561 with S. A. Renvoize, C. M. Erskine, C. A. Brighton & R. Pinheiro, 31 Mar 1974

Description:

Erect herb to ca. 2.5 m. with stem to ca. 80 cm. Leaves dark green, slightly glossy. Bracts deep crimsom. Flowers yellow; young fruit yellow. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

This plant growing in coastal forest. Coastal evergreen forest with disturbed margins, rocks by the sea, and semi-cultivated ground.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 485152
GUID: ac070a9f-05d9-42db-bdae-a390575ac02f

Map:

Georeferencing Method: BioGeomancer, Guide to Best Practices for Georefer (Located coord. of shore nearest to geogr. center mouth Rio de Contas, taking into account the added uncert. of "near" in description. Measured from coord. - farthest ext mouth, doubled dist. = linear ext (155.94 m). Input into MaNIS Georef Calc = uncert.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 1567.51
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-14.2752, -38.991)

Distribution:

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