Occurrence

Croat, T 98850

Heliconia orthotricha L.Andersson

1/1/1900

Ecuador

This occurrence of Heliconia orthotricha L.Andersson (Croat, T 98850) was collected on 1/1/1900 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 25 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Heliconiaceae

Genus

Heliconia

Specific Epithet

orthotricha

Authorship

L.Andersson

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Croat, T 98850

Collection Date

1/1/1900

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Remarks

3-4 m tall; inflorescence erect; bracts distichous, bright orange-red, except greenish along margins and a base on stalk; flowers green.

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Zamora Chinchipe

Coordinates

-3.973694, -79.077333

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Location Remarks

Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.