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Heliconia curtispatha

Petersen (1890)

This name is accepted

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

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Historical Distribution

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: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 15 (1890)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heliconia curtispatha Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 18-20'; sheaths & costa bronze; infl. pendulous, bracts red; sepals & petals yellow. Kirchoff, B.K. 89260 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
2 Heliconia curtispatha Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 7 m; lvs to 2 m x 0.5 m, dark, dull green above, glaucous below; midrib above yellow-green, below reddish; infl. to 1 m; red bracts, yellow flwrs, bluish-purple frt. Teraoka, W. 308 Oahu BISH 1980-06-26
3 Heliconia curtispatha Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 18-20'; sheaths & costa bronze; infl. pendulous, bracts red; sepals & petals yellow. Kirchoff, B.K. 89260 Oahu BISH 1989-05-24
4 Heliconia curtispatha Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Herb to 7 m; lvs to 2 m x 0.5 m, dark, dull green above, glaucous below; midrib above yellow-green, below reddish; infl. to 1 m; red bracts, yellow flwrs, bluish-purple frt. Teraoka, W. 308 Oahu BISH 1980-06-26
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