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Heliconia ignescens

G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)

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

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Brenesia 15(Supl.): 22 (1979)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia ignescens Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls Preserved_Specimen Erect herb to 5'; pseudostems dark green; leaf sheaths glossy green; petiole glossy green; blade dull green w/paler veins, below paler, slightly glossy; peduncle dark green at base becoming blotchy yellowish-green below bract; rachims same; inflor. erect, flat; cincinnal bracts: longest yellowish-green w/orange tint at margin & base, occasionally terminated by blade; other bracts dark glossy yellowish-orange, bracts flattened laterally; pedicel white; ovary yellow at base becoming greenish-yellow at apex. Flynn, T.W. 3978 Kauai BISH 1990-06-01
2 Heliconia ignescens Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls Preserved_Specimen Erect herb to 5'; pseudostems dark green; leaf sheaths glossy green; petiole glossy green; blade dull green w/paler veins, below paler, slightly glossy; peduncle dark green at base becoming blotchy yellowish-green below bract; rachims same; inflor. erect, flat; cincinnal bracts: longest yellowish-green w/orange tint at margin & base, occasionally terminated by blade; other bracts dark glossy yellowish-orange, bracts flattened laterally; pedicel white; ovary yellow at base becoming greenish-yellow at apex. Flynn, T.W. 3978 Kauai BISH 1990-06-01
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