Heliconia hirsuta L.f.

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia hirsuta L.f.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Ehrich 14, 07 Jan 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Rio Branco Mun. Parque Zoobotânico, Universidade Federal do Acre, km 4 of BR-364.

  • Habitat

    Dense understory of secondary forest.

  • Description

    terrestrial herb. Herb 1.5-3.5 m, leaf arrangement zingiberoid, inflorescence inflorescence erect/distichous, bracts 5-6, red, first bract very often appendaged, rachis dark red-brown, puberulous, sepals yellow with dark band at tip, ovary green above, yellow below, pedicel light green. white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 867997

    Occurrence ID: 8a9470f4-170b-4181-bce3-9bafb07bf431

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliconia hirsuta L.f. det L. Andersson, 01 Dec 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Rio Branco Mun.

  • Locality

    Parque Zoobotânico, Universidade Federal do Acre, km 4 of BR-364.

  • Coordinates

    -9.97, -67.87

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other collections. Coordinates borrowed from another label of the same locality. Verified by E. Kiernan, 7/28/2014.

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