Heliconia

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Kako River, vicinity of Camp 3, ca 21
air kilometers east of Tulameng summit (summit 1534m, N
5°33'27.1", W 60°59'34.7").
5° 33' 34"N, 60° 47’ 04" W Elev. 490 m.
Riparian forest around established Amerindian camp. Seasonally
flooded, brown sand laterite. Disturbed. Erect herb. Petiole purple.
Infructescence scapose. Bracts subtending infructescence bright
red, fruits green.
2 July 2010
K. M. Redden, K. J. Wurdack, S. N. Alexander, C. Perry, C.
Jacobis, D. Hunter, V. Roland and H. Hunter 6849
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program •
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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