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Heliconia hirsuta

L.f. (1782)

This name is accepted

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

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Name Published In: Suppl. Pl.: 158 (1782)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia hirsuta Waimea Arboretum In dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Stems erect, 0.7 -1.0 m tall; ovaries creamy yellow proximally, lemon yellow distally; Infl. bracts a blend of creamy yellow & apple green; sepals & petals lemon yellow tipped w/dark green. Lau, J. 2664 Oahu BISH 1986-07-21
2 Heliconia hirsuta Wahiawa Botanic Garden In dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Stems clumped; up to 2 m long, arched over & w/tips in many cases touching the ground; Bracts of infl. a blend of orange red, scarlet & crimson; ovaries cream grading to scarlet distally; petals & sepals orange w/dark green to blackish-green patches distally. Lau, J. 2240 Oahu BISH 1986-04-14
3 Heliconia hirsuta Wahiawa Botanic Garden In deep shade. Preserved_Specimen Herb growing in a tight clump w/stems up to 2.5 m tall; bracts of infl. a combination of olive green (particularly proximally) and crimson (particvulary distally); ovaries dark green w/crimson distal portion; sepals & petals a blend of orange and canary yellow w/dark green patches distally. Lau, J. 2222 Oahu BISH 1986-04-07
4 Heliconia hirsuta Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu, above H 24-4-5 Preserved_Specimen Stems 1.5m ht, 1cm diam at base; leaf blades lanceolate; bracts red, w. orange margin; flowers orange, w. green at tip, 5-5.5 cm long Nagata, K.M. 2806 Oahu BISH 1984-01-04
5 Heliconia hirsuta Sec. 24 Preserved_Specimen Stems 2.5 m ht., 1.5 cm diam. at base; glaucous when young. Leaf blades lanceolate, acuminate at apex, 35-45 cm long. Bracts pink, somewhat glaucous, slender. Peduncle slender, nodding, 25-35 cm long. Flowers orange, 4 cm long Nagata, K.M. 2802 Oahu BISH 1984-01-04
6 Heliconia hirsuta Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu, Haukulu Sec 12 at bottom, Preserved_Specimen Herb 1-1.5m ht 1cm diam at base; stem purplish-green; peduncles slender, generally 10-12 cm long; leaves lanceolate, dark green; bracts red; flowers yellow, w. green spot at apex Nagata, K.M. 2814 Oahu BISH 1984-02-01
7 Heliconia hirsuta Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plants to ca. 3 ft. high; fr. white. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-12-05
8 Heliconia hirsuta Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 3785 Old Pali Road, residence of Betty Ho Preserved_Specimen Well spaced erect or suberect stems up to 1.5 m tall connected by rhizomes; ovaries creamy yellow proximally grading to lemon yellow distally; petals & sepals a blend of creamy yellow & lemon yellow w/dark green areas near tips. Lau, J. 2276 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
9 Heliconia hirsuta Koloa Dist.; Kalaheo, Puuwai Road Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb to 3';lvs dull green w/glossy midvein above, glossy, paler below w/whitish-green midvein; bracts yellow tinged green; tepals yellow w/green apices; stamens 5, filaments white; pedicel pale greenish-yellow; ovary bright glossy yellow. Flynn, T.W. 3761 Kauai BISH 1990-02-08
10 Heliconia hirsuta Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG. 4-House canyon Preserved_Specimen Herb w/stems to 3'; lvs glossy medium green above and below; infl. erect; stalk green w/heavy reddish overlay, bracts dark red, rachis dark brownish-red; pedicel green; ovary green, darker at apex; flwr yellow w/tiny dark green spot at apex. Flynn, T.W. 5670 Kauai BISH 1995-01-13
11 Heliconia hirsuta Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plants to ca. 4 ft. high; corolla? orange, bracts red. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-12-05
12 Heliconia hirsuta Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 4 m; lvs to 20 cm x 7 cm, shiny green above, shiny light yellow-green below; infl. terminal; bracts green at base to bright red at top; flwrs bright orange w/dark green dots at tip; frt shiny dark blue; peduncle green. Teraoka, W. 315 Oahu BISH 1980-07-03
13 Heliconia hirsuta Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG. Maidenhair Falls Preserved_Specimen Stems up to 6 ', erect; lvs dark glossy green w/whitish-green midvein above; below glossy green, paler w/greenish-white midvein; infl. erect; peduncle green w/dark maroon apex cincinnal bracts dull orange-red, glossy only at very base, within whitish running to dark pink margins' floral bracts whitish; tepals waxy yellow w/dark green apical spot; ovary w/dark green apex becoming yellow-green at base; pedicel yellow-green; flwrs at less than 45° angle from bracts. Flynn, T.W. 3879 Kauai BISH 1990-05-03
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