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Heliconia platystachys

Baker (1893)

This name is accepted

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

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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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 199 (1893)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia platystachys Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fl heads pendant; rachis pinkish; bracts red w. light-grn along aperture; fls brown?, juvenile fr & pedicels pale-yellow, mature fr turning drk velvet-blue. Robertson, Mrs.J.L. Oahu BISH 1942-08-25
2 Heliconia platystachys Honolulu, 2436 Burbank St, residence of J. L. Robertson Preserved_Specimen Lvs grn above 7 below; plant stalks w. much white powder; fl bracts red 2. greenish yellow tip & edges; fr pale yellow, pedicels .5 in long. Robertson, Mrs.J.L. Oahu BISH 1943-11-12
3 Heliconia platystachys Honolulu, 2436 Burbank St, residence of J. L. Robertson Preserved_Specimen Lvs grn above 7 below; plant stalks w. much white powder; fl bracts red 2. greenish yellow tip & edges; fr pale yellow, pedicels .5 in long. Robertson, Mrs.J.L. Oahu BISH 1943-11-12
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