Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    T. G. Yuncker 18535, 30 Mar 1958

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. In thicket, margin of rain forest, 1½ - 2 miles southwest of Ecclesdown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1505584

    Occurrence ID: 6c0fd93c-599e-450e-8532-6cdf9e8ed3f1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    In thicket, margin of rain forest, 1½ - 2 miles southwest of Ecclesdown.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 457 - 762 m. (1499 - 2500 ft.)

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

OCR>>>Heliconia caribaea Lam.
Studied June-July 1999 by G. Rogers, G. Sergeant, J. Chandler University of the West Indies, Barbados for “Heliconias of the Lesser Antilles”
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PLANTS OF JAMAICA Parish: Portland	Date: Mar. 30, 1958
Bot. Name: Bihai borinquena Griggs Vern. Name: Cuna-Cuna
Coarse herb, 5-6 ft. high; bracts orange in color. In thicket, margin of rain forest, 1-1/ 2 miles southwest of Ecclesdown. Alt. 1500-2500 ft.
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