Heliconia

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia
Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni, Kaieteur National Park. Above falls.
5° 10' 28"N, 59° 28' 54" W Elev. 474 m.
Gallery forest on northwest side of airstrip near Koruni creek.
Dicymbe and Eperua dominant. Erect herb growing in swamp.
Fruits in a spike growing on solitary peduncle. Fruit green turning
red then black. Three compartmented seeds with bright orange aril
surrounding each seed.
29 August 2006
K. M. Redden, C. Perry, K. J. Wurdack, K. Glennon, E. Liverpool,
P. Benjamin and C. E. Hinchliff 3866
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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