Heliconia vellerigera Poepp. belongs to the Heliconiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Heliconia, Croat98851--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime V. V d Quime. 20 Sep 07. 043.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
vellerigera
Authorship
Poepp.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
1/1/1900
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe
-3.973694, -79.077333
Location Remarks
Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
3 m tall; inflorescence pendent; bracts distichous densely velutinous; corolla yellow.
