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Heliconia orthotricha L.Andersson belongs to the Heliconiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
orthotricha
Authorship
L.Andersson
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#105,013 of 335,497
Top 32%
Extinction probability
11%
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
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.
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
