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Heliconia psittacorum

L.f. (1782)

This name is accepted

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

lobster claw, parakeet heliconia, rhizomatosa heliconia

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Bibliography

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 psittacorum Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 2.5 ft; bracts orange w. some pink; perianth orange w. dark grn just below tip. Kirchoff, B.K. 87111 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
2 Heliconia psittacorum 41-1347 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION 1441951053 Maui HAPI 1/2/1998
3 Heliconia psittacorum Kaneohe, 41-316 Haiku Rd, formerly Wilhelmina Tenney's place Preserved_Specimen Fl bracts red, grading to orange toward base; fls orange w. dark-grn tip. Ing, G. 6 Oahu BISH 1961-03-19
4 Heliconia psittacorum Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 3-5 ft; inflor bracts grn at base, becoming red-pink distally; sepals & petals light yellow w. grn tips. Kirchoff, B.K. 89258 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
5 Heliconia psittacorum Honolulu, Kamilonui Valley, 908 Kamilonui Rd In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen An herb up to 2 m ht; bracts orange w. some orange red at the base; ovaries orange; perianth parts canary yellow to orange w. some greenish coloration distally. Lau, J. 1856 Oahu BISH 1986-01-13
6 Heliconia psittacorum Kapaa Preserved_Specimen Fl bracts 4, red, grading to orange at base, white bloom on back, shallow trough-shaped at base spreading flat at tip, fls orange w. 3/16 in near tip drk-grn. Clay, H.F. Kauai BISH 1956-06-14
7 Heliconia psittacorum Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen 5 ft ht. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
8 Heliconia psittacorum University High School complex, Manoa campus, U.H Preserved_Specimen Herb ca. 3 ft ht; spathes red w. a bit of orange on inner proximal end; fls orange w. a grn band just below the apex. Herbst, D.R. 587 Oahu BISH 1967-09-10
9 Heliconia psittacorum Pauoa, 2587 Ahekolo St Scattered, 24% slope, clay loam soil. Preserved_Specimen Ornamental, orange flowers. Ayakawa, G.T. 32 Oahu BISH 1967-05-01
10 Heliconia psittacorum Wahiawa, 1270 Glen Ave Flat slope with red clay soil. Common garden plant. Preserved_Specimen Ornamental, small orange spathes. Elia, H.V.K. 18 Oahu BISH 1971-04-12
11 Heliconia psittacorum University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-05-22
12 Heliconia psittacorum Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous ornamental in dense clump; proliferating from rhizomes; bracts vivid orange with darker red-purple markings. Herbst, D.R. 9293 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
13 Heliconia psittacorum Nuuanu, along edge of sedimented reservoir across road from Judd trail. Full, sun, saturated soil on edge of reservoir. Growing out of Urochloa mutica. Preserved_Specimen Naturalized on edgue of wetland; at least 4 flowering clumps in area all within 5 m of each other. Bracts bright red, flowers pale yellow with dark green tip, flowerers also with 2 wings each. Faccenda, K. 3113 Oahu BISH 2023-06-08
14 Heliconia psittacorum Honolulu, Kamilonui Valley, 908 Kamilonui Rd In full sun. Preserved_Specimen An herb growing in a dense clump; 2 m tall; bracts creamy yellow proximally, grading to dark pink distally; ovaries lemon yellow; petals & sepals lemon yellow w. blackish green patches near the tip. Lau, J. 1857 Oahu BISH 1986-01-13
15 Heliconia psittacorum NTBG, Lawai Valley Preserved_Specimen Clump forming, from spreading rhizomes, to ca. 4 dm high. Petals bright orange w. dark green tips. Fay, J.J. 232 Kauai BISH 1974-10-25
16 Heliconia psittacorum Hauula Flat slope with loam soil. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, yelloow & green flower. Hai, N. 0.1 Oahu BISH 1975-04-02
17 Heliconia psittacorum Punahou area, Honolulu In full sun. Planted in a bed. Preserved_Specimen Leaf sheathes reddish; bracts red; ovary orange; tepals orange w. black patches near tip. Lau, J. 1076 Oahu BISH 1985-06-11
18 Heliconia psittacorum Molokai Community College farm. Growing in 50' row surrounded by windbreaks on all sides Growing in 50' row surrounded by windbreaks on all sides. Preserved_Specimen Plant 4-5' tall, clumping. Leaves medium dull green above, medium shiny green below. Inflorescence slender, delicate looking, bracts pale yellow with pink, distal end black-green. Seeds pale yellow. In good bloom. Common to occasional in cultivation. Used as cut flower, ornamental. Evans, M. 51 Molokai BISH 1990-07-05
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