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Heliconia angusta

Vell. (1829)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Flumin. 3: 106, t. 20 (1829)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia angusta Makiki Heights; 2377 Makiki Heights Drive Deep shade. Preserved_Specimen Clumped plant spreading by rhizomes. Plant up to 1.5 m tall; infl. bracts & ovaries canary yellow. Lau, J. 2080 Oahu BISH 1986-03-03
2 Heliconia angusta H 24, near R-9 local cultivation Preserved_Specimen Stems 1.75 m ht., slightly flattened & 2.5 cm wide at base. Leaf blades narrowly elliptic, 40-60 cm long, 7-9 cm wide. Bracts bright red-orange. Flowers white, slender, 5 cm long. Ovary orange Nagata, K.M. 2804 Oahu BISH 1984-01-04
3 Heliconia angusta Haiku. Pua O. Entabeni, HC 1 370 Hana Hwy (private land holding) Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perennial to 0.5 m; inflorescence erect, red; sepals white. Annable, C.R. 3173 Maui BISH 1996-12-04
4 Heliconia angusta Pacific Heights area; 3251 Pacific Heights Road Partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Clump-forming herb 1.5 m tall; bracts crimson; ovary orange red; petals & sepals white w/some apple green at distal ends & some light pink at proximal ends. Lau, J. 1783 Oahu BISH 1985-12-26
5 Heliconia angusta Hilo Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes thick and creeping. Leaf sheaths purple or purple-spotted. Inflorescences c. 1m ht. Floral parts directed +/- upwards. Sykes, W.R. 36091 Hawaii BISH 1991-06-03
6 Heliconia angusta Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum; Section 24 Preserved_Specimen Herb to 2 m; leaf blade to 0.9 x 2 m, dak green above, lighter pale green below; midrib below yellow-green; infl. w/bright yellow-orange bracts; flwrs white; frt yellow. Teraoka, W. 75.165 Oahu BISH 1980-01-25
7 Heliconia angusta Koloa District; Lawai valley, NTBG, W end of hau tunnel just W of footbridge down to Stillwater Dam Preserved_Specimen Musoid, pseudostems clumping, to 1 m tall; lvs mat green above, shiny beneath; infl. erect, bracts distichous, bright red, flwer w/orange hypanthium, corolla white, tip w/green tint & base pink. Lorence, D.H. 7630 Kauai BISH 1995-02-02
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