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Heliconia pendula

Wawra (1863)

This name is accepted

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

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Oesterr. Bot. Z. 13: 8 (1863)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia pendula From Wahiawa Bot. Gardens From Wahiawa Bot. Gardens Preserved_Specimen Stems bluish-green, glaucous, ellipsoid, 5.5 cm diam. at base. Petioles 90 cm. Blades 120x33 cm, dark green above, densely glaucous beneath. Infl. pendent. bracts 9, boat-shaped, orange w/yellow apex; fertile bracts 8. Flowers white, 5 cm Nagata, K.M. 3139 Oahu BISH 1985-01-03
2 Heliconia pendula Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 3785 Old Pali Road, residence of Betty Ho In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen A plant up to 4 m ht, in an open clump; bracts a blend of scarlet & crimson; petals & sepals white. Lau, J. 2288 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
3 Heliconia pendula Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 3785 Old Pali Road, residence of Betty Ho In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen A plant up to 4 m ht, in an open clump; bracts a blend of scarlet & crimson; petals & sepals white. Lau, J. 2288 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
4 Heliconia pendula Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 2.5 m; stems glaucous; lvs drk shiny grn above; glacous below; inflor hanging; bracts red; fls white; fruit grn. Teraoka, W. 317 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
5 Heliconia pendula From Wahiawa Bot. Gardens From Wahiawa Bot. Gardens Preserved_Specimen Stems bluish-green, glaucous, ellipsoid, 5.5 cm diam. at base. Petioles 90 cm. Blades 120x33 cm, dark green above, densely glaucous beneath. Infl. pendent. bracts 9, boat-shaped, orange w/yellow apex; fertile bracts 8. Flowers white, 5 cm Nagata, K.M. 3139 Oahu BISH 1985-01-03
6 Heliconia pendula Koloa District; National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Four House Canyon, east side of Lawai Valley Preserved_Specimen Habit musoid, pseudostems densely clumped, 2-2.5 m tall, dk. green, lamina 1-1.2 m long, dk. grn. w/ slight red tinge below. Inflorescence pendulous, distichous bracts & rachis scarlet, tepals white. Fruits blue. Lorence, D.H. 7622 Kauai BISH 1995-01-13
7 Heliconia pendula Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 12 ft; inflor pendulous; bracts red; perianth white. Kirchoff, B.K. 89241 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
8 Heliconia pendula Koloa District; National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Four House Canyon, east side of Lawai Valley Preserved_Specimen Habit musoid, pseudostems densely clumped, 2-2.5 m tall, dk. green, lamina 1-1.2 m long, dk. grn. w/ slight red tinge below. Inflorescence pendulous, distichous bracts & rachis scarlet, tepals white. Fruits blue. Lorence, D.H. 7622 Kauai BISH 1995-01-13
9 Heliconia pendula Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 12 ft; inflor pendulous; bracts red; perianth white. Kirchoff, B.K. 89241 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
10 Heliconia pendula Koloa District; National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Four House Canyon, east side of Lawai Valley Preserved_Specimen Habit musoid, pseudostems densely clumped, 2-2.5 m tall, dk. green, lamina 1-1.2 m long, dk. grn. w/ slight red tinge below. Inflorescence pendulous, distichous bracts & rachis scarlet, tepals white. Fruits blue. Lorence, D.H. 7622 Kauai BISH 1995-01-13
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