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Heliconia metallica

Planch. & Linden ex Hook. (1862)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Heliconiaceae Genus: Heliconia

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennial herbs 1.5–3 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Longest blade 50–80 cm long, 10–35 cm wide, lower surface green to dark maroon. Margins entire. Prominent reticulate venation. Petiolate and sheathing, petioles 3–8 cm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 4–7 per cincinnus, in erect inflorescences up to 25 cm long (exc. peduncle), rachis pink to red or green, glabrous to puberulent, cincinnal bracts red to green, distichous, 5–8 per inflorescence, 4–8 cm long, 2–3 cm wide at base, glabrous to floccose, margins straight to involute, middle bract with apex acuminate; perianth pink to red with white apex, 4.5–5.5 cm long, glabrous. Flowers bisexual (perfect), perianth consisting of 2 whorls connate at base. Calyx of 2 connate abaxial sepals and 1 nearly distinct adaxial sepal. Corolla of 3 petals, connate except for distinct margins opposite distinct sepal. Fertile stamens 5, staminode 1; opposite distinct sepal; filaments linear, attached to base of perianth tube; anthers tetrathecal, opening longitudinally. Ovary inferior, white with dark green apex, glabrous. 3-celled; ovules 1 per cell, erect; style 1.

Fruit: Drupes blue; glabrous. Seeds surrounded by a stony; roughened endocarp (pyrenes); embryo straight; endosperm copious.

Ploidy: 2n = 16; 18; 20; 22

Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental; now naturalized in Mānoa Valley O'ahu.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5315 (1862)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1441 (O); Staples & Herbst 2005:662 (KEY), 665 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Wailua Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 Oahu HAPI 8/9/1997
2 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
3 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
4 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
5 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 burbank st., j. l. robertson's garden Deeply carved drainage strewn with boulders, Metrosideros riparian lowland wet forest with Pipturus albidus, Touchardia latifolia, Cheirodendron trigynum, Scaevola chamissoniana, Cyrtandra grayii, Clermontia arborescens & C. pallida, Lobelia hypoleuca, Dryopteris acutidens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 7/4/1939
6 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
7 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN B.K.Kirchoff BISH 5/24/1989
8 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. Gibney, E. Collector Number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
9 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Judd Jr., A.F. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
10 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, university of hawaii, manoa valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. j. kress & m. m. carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
11 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. tantalus, 3730 round top dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
12 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai. Chalet area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress 90-3005 Kauai PTBG 6/22/1990
13 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, 3730 round top dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN ray, g. gibney, e. collector number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
14 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kress, W. J.; Carlsen, M. M. 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
15 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Koloa Dist., Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W. 5548 Kauai US 4/5/1994
16 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R. 4005 Oahu US 2/6/1974
17 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
18 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5548 Kauai PTBG 4/5/1994
19 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. kapalama hts, kamehameha girls' school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. bryan jr., e.h.; neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
20 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
21 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
22 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 Burbank St., J. L. Robertson's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/4/1939
23 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, Nuuanu Valley, Luakaha In damp, shaded garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
24 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden on Metrosideros forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-236 Kauai BISH 5/24/1989
25 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, nuuanu valley, luakaha shaded dirt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
26 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
27 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
28 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-236 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
29 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
30 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
31 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Wailua Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 Oahu HAPI 8/9/1997
32 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
33 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
34 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
35 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 burbank st., j. l. robertson's garden Deeply carved drainage strewn with boulders, Metrosideros riparian lowland wet forest with Pipturus albidus, Touchardia latifolia, Cheirodendron trigynum, Scaevola chamissoniana, Cyrtandra grayii, Clermontia arborescens & C. pallida, Lobelia hypoleuca, Dryopteris acutidens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 7/4/1939
36 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
37 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN B.K.Kirchoff BISH 5/24/1989
38 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. Gibney, E. Collector Number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
39 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Judd Jr., A.F. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
40 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, university of hawaii, manoa valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. j. kress & m. m. carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
41 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. tantalus, 3730 round top dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
42 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai. Chalet area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress 90-3005 Kauai PTBG 6/22/1990
43 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, 3730 round top dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN ray, g. gibney, e. collector number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
44 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kress, W. J.; Carlsen, M. M. 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
45 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Koloa Dist., Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W. 5548 Kauai US 4/5/1994
46 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R. 4005 Oahu US 2/6/1974
47 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
48 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5548 Kauai PTBG 4/5/1994
49 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. kapalama hts, kamehameha girls' school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. bryan jr., e.h.; neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
50 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
51 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
52 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 Burbank St., J. L. Robertson's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/4/1939
53 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, Nuuanu Valley, Luakaha In damp, shaded garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
54 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden on Metrosideros forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-236 Kauai BISH 5/24/1989
55 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, nuuanu valley, luakaha shaded dirt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
56 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
57 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
58 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-236 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
59 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
60 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
61 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Wailua Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 Oahu HAPI 8/9/1997
62 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
63 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
64 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
65 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 burbank st., j. l. robertson's garden Deeply carved drainage strewn with boulders, Metrosideros riparian lowland wet forest with Pipturus albidus, Touchardia latifolia, Cheirodendron trigynum, Scaevola chamissoniana, Cyrtandra grayii, Clermontia arborescens & C. pallida, Lobelia hypoleuca, Dryopteris acutidens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 7/4/1939
66 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
67 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN B.K.Kirchoff BISH 5/24/1989
68 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Ray, G. Gibney, E. Collector Number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
69 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Judd Jr., A.F. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
70 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, university of hawaii, manoa valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. j. kress & m. m. carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
71 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. tantalus, 3730 round top dr, forest of cinder cone crater Mesic wet forest understory PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 25 NY 8/9/1997
72 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai. Chalet area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress 90-3005 Kauai PTBG 6/22/1990
73 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, 3730 round top dr. with Toona ciliata, Heliconia humilis, Ruellia graecizans; forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN ray, g. gibney, e. collector number: 25 Oahu BISH 8/9/1997
74 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kress, W. J.; Carlsen, M. M. 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
75 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Koloa Dist., Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W. 5548 Kauai US 4/5/1994
76 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R. 4005 Oahu US 2/6/1974
77 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Manoa Valley, on grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu US 9/5/2016
78 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5548 Kauai PTBG 4/5/1994
79 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. kapalama hts, kamehameha girls' school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. bryan jr., e.h.; neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/6/1932
80 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Tantalus, 3730 Round Top Dr, forest of cinder cone crater PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
81 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
82 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. 2436 Burbank St., J. L. Robertson's garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/4/1939
83 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, Nuuanu Valley, Luakaha In damp, shaded garden. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
84 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. waimea arboretum & botanical garden on Metrosideros forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kirchoff, b.k. collector number: 89-236 Kauai BISH 5/24/1989
85 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. honolulu, nuuanu valley, luakaha shaded dirt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/12/1941
86 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. lyon arboretum, sec. 23 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 4005 Oahu BISH 2/6/1974
87 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum In full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2738 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
88 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-236 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
89 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kirchoff, B.K. 89-252 Oahu BISH 5/24/1989
90 Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Honolulu, 3730 Round Top Dr. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN W. J. Kress & M. M. Carlsen 16-8860 Oahu HAPI 9/5/2016
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