Heliconia nutans

Woodson (1939)

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

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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. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 276 (1939)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia nutans Honolulu, Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Specimen as rec'd was 3 ft ht, 0 lvs, petioles grn or red or grn w. red spots. Inflor pendant, rachis & young bracts downy, bracts in 1 plane except 2 bottom ones, next to last basal bract 6 in long, basal bract 0 fls. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH 1956-06-14
2 Heliconia nutans Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1958-05-08