Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea

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

Only found in cultivation

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Only found in cultivation

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O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Wahiawa Botanical Gardens		Preserved_Specimen	Herb to 6 m; stems partly glaucous; lvs 2 m x 0.3 m, dark shiny green above, light yellow-green below; midrib above & below yellow-green; infl. erect; bracts bright reddish-orange w/yellow-orange edges; inside of bracts yellow-orange; Flwrs whitish-green. Putrid odor from rotting organic matter in bracts.	Teraoka, W.	318	Oahu	BISH	1980-07-03
2	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden	In partial shade.	Preserved_Specimen	4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins.	Lau, J.	2711	Oahu	BISH	1986-08-04
3	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens		Preserved_Specimen	Plant to ca. 15'; leaf sheaths dry & persisting at base; bracts orange at base becoming red distally, tipped w/green, nargin yellow; perianth light green.	Kirchoff, B.K.	89243	Oahu	BISH	1989-05-24
4	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens		Preserved_Specimen	Plant to ca. 15'; leaf sheaths dry & persisting at base; bracts orange at base becoming red distally, tipped w/green, nargin yellow; perianth light green.	Kirchoff, B.K.	89243	Oahu	BISH	1989-05-24
5	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden	In partial shade.	Preserved_Specimen	4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins.	Lau, J.	2711	Oahu	BISH	1986-08-04
6	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden	In partial shade.	Preserved_Specimen	4 to 5 m tall; bracts a blend of crimson & scarlet, w/canary yellow at margins.	Lau, J.	2711	Oahu	BISH	1986-08-04
7	Heliconia bihai × Heliconia caribaea	Wahiawa Botanical Gardens		Preserved_Specimen	Herb to 6 m; stems partly glaucous; lvs 2 m x 0.3 m, dark shiny green above, light yellow-green below; midrib above & below yellow-green; infl. erect; bracts bright reddish-orange w/yellow-orange edges; inside of bracts yellow-orange; Flwrs whitish-green. Putrid odor from rotting organic matter in bracts.	Teraoka, W.	318	Oahu	BISH	1980-07-03

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