Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana

This name is accepted

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

Only found in cultivation

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Heliconia dasyantha var. rosea Loes. (1937)

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i 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 aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02
2	Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02
3	Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02
4	Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02
5	Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02
6	Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana	Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls		Preserved_Specimen	Clumping herb w/muscoid habit. Lvsdark dull green above w/sunken pale green midrib, below mat grey-green w/white waxy covering that extends down petiole & sheath, blade to 5' long; inflor. erect, whorled, lowest bract green w/waxy cuticle, bract margins recurved, pink within, upper bracts dark pink, rachis yellow at joint w/bract, white between bracts, pedicel & ovary yellow; flwr green	Flynn, T.W.	5717	Kauai	BISH	1995-02-02

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