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orthotricha

Taxon

Heliconia orthotricha L.Andersson

Protologue Nordic J. Bot. 1(6): 781. 1982 [1981 publ. 1982] as 'ortotricha'IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Heliconia, Croat98850--lEcuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime V. V d Quime. 20 Sep 07. 212.jpg

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Heliconia orthothricha, 95666 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 024.jpg

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Heliconia orthothricha, 95666 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 023.jpg

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Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Croat T.B., et al. 98850

September 20, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe (Zamora Canton)

-3.973694, -79.077333

Location Remarks

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

Collectors

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

Notes

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

95666 B

January 16, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Heliconiaceae

Genus

Heliconia

Specific Epithet

orthotricha

Authorship

L.Andersson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#105,013 of 335,497

Top 32%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →