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Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea

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

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 6 m; stems partly glaucous; lvs 2 m x 0.3 m, dark shiny green above, light yellow-green below; midrib above & below yellow-green; infl. erect; bracts bright reddish-orange w/yellow-orange edges; inside of bracts yellow-orange; Flwrs whitish-green. Putrid odor from rotting organic matter in bracts. Teraoka, W. 318 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
2 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen 4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins. Lau, J. 2711 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
3 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen 4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins. Lau, J. 2711 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
4 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 6 m; stems partly glaucous; lvs 2 m x 0.3 m, dark shiny green above, light yellow-green below; midrib above & below yellow-green; infl. erect; bracts bright reddish-orange w/yellow-orange edges; inside of bracts yellow-orange; Flwrs whitish-green. Putrid odor from rotting organic matter in bracts. Teraoka, W. 318 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
5 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen 4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins. Lau, J. 2711 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
6 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 15'; leaf sheaths dry & persisting at base; bracts orange at base becoming red distally, tipped w/green, nargin yellow; perianth light green. Kirchoff, B.K. 89243 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
7 Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 15'; leaf sheaths dry & persisting at base; bracts orange at base becoming red distally, tipped w/green, nargin yellow; perianth light green. Kirchoff, B.K. 89243 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
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