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Heliconia bourgaeana

Petersen (1890)

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

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 14 (1890)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia bourgaeana Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 8'; infl. bract ca. 2.5 deep, lowest bract w/rudimentary blade; bracts pale pink-red; sepals green, petals orange, free sepal green, tipped w/orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 89246 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
2 Heliconia bourgaeana East Maui, Pua O. Entabeni, HC 1 370 Hana Highway. Haiku Preserved_Specimen Perennial to 4m; bracts orange fading yellow. Annable, C.R. 3177 Maui BISH 1996-12-04
3 Heliconia bourgaeana Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 8'; infl. bract ca. 2.5 deep, lowest bract w/rudimentary blade; bracts pale pink-red; sepals green, petals orange, free sepal green, tipped w/orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 89246 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
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