Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Lowrie 517 with B. Lowy, B. Nelson, C. A. Cid Ferreira & M. Morreira, 13 Oct 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Porto Acre Mun. 39km from Rio Branco on Rio Branco-Porto Acre road.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest disturbed by rubber collecting.

  • Description

    1.5-2.5m tall herb; red bracts, red flowers; fruit blue. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 867952

    Occurrence ID: e71b6eec-3b0c-4037-9580-a39375e070fd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. det B. L. Andersson, 1982
    Note: NYPC conversion note: (4/96) Family originally as Heliconiaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Acre Mun.

  • Locality

    39km from Rio Branco on Rio Branco-Porto Acre road

  • Coordinates

    -9.68, -67.65

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