Heliconia

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
Plants of the Guiana Shield
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Kako River, gallery forest behind
Camp 5.
5° 36’ 51"N, 60° 41' 35" W Elev. 488 m.
Dimorphandra, Eperua, Annonaceae. In gap of treefall.
Terrestrial herb to 1.5m, spreading by rhizomes. Stem, petiole,
midvein, and blade green. Subtending bract basally green,
distally red. Ovary orange with black crown. Perianth green
basallv, with orange and black tips. Filaments and pistil white.
D	&	v	20 May 2009
K. M. Redden 6688
with: K. J. Wurdack, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D.
United States National Herbarium (US)
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
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