Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. belongs to the Heliconiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Heliconia metallica, AAraujoM1609--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. Rio Tuichi, Rudidi Cr. 28 Nov 04. 005.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
metallica
Authorship
Planch. & Linden ex Hook.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
11/25/2004
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, Tatiana B. Miranda
Notes
Hierba 2 m; flores rosadas.
