Heliconia

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Plants of the Guiana Shield
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Tulameng Mtn., along line trail
toward summit (summit at N 5°33'10.6", W 60°57'28.8"),
following eastern ridge to N 5°33'25.6", W 60°57'43.8".
5° 33' 17"N, 60° 57' 30" W Elev. 918 to 963 m.
Slope forest, with two large gaps rich in epiphytes.
Terrestrial, to 2m, Stem mottled red. Venation on underside
of leaf and margin red. Inflor/infructescence bractj^npdj.
^§4 Sreen> stamens white.	11} ‘
with: K. M. Redden, S. N. Alexander, C. Perry, C. Jacobis,
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
Smithsonian Institution
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