Occurrence

Croat, T 94560

Heliconia griggsiana L.B.Sm.

2/12/2005

Ecuador

This occurrence of Heliconia griggsiana L.B.Sm. (Croat, T 94560) was collected on 2/12/2005 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Heliconia griggsiana, Croat94560--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tandayapa-Nono. 13 Feb 05. 147.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Heliconiaceae

Genus

Heliconia

Specific Epithet

griggsiana

Authorship

L.B.Sm.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Croat, T 94560

Collection Date

2/12/2005

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

5 m tall; blades ca. 2 m long; inflorescence pendent; bracts spiral; rachis and lower end of bracts pinkish red, the lower half of bracts gray-glaucous.

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Pichincha

Coordinates

0.021944, -78.746944

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.