Heliconia psittacorum L.f.

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia psittacorum L.f.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Ehrich 16, 15 Jan 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Bujari Mun. Rio Antimari, 2 km downriver from FUNTAC base.

  • Habitat

    Inundated várzea (floodplain) forests, water 50-100 cm deep. Occasional.

  • Description

    terrestrial herb. Herb 1.5-1.8 m, leaf arrangement musoid, leaves shiny, lighter green below with a thin waxy coat, inflorescence erect/distichous, bract 4-5, orange, first bract with green keel, rachis orange, sepals orange with distal dark band and orange tip, ovary orange with dark spot, pedicel slightly pendent, light orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 867959

    Occurrence ID: c2425a37-a551-4c53-b1ee-9c6889f61d4a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

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

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Bujari Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Antimari, 2 km downriver from FUNTAC base

  • Coordinates

    -9.8308, -67.9519

  • Georeferencing Method

    Coordinates determined at another institution.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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