Heliconia psittacorum--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 302.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum meadow--Fr. Guiana. Road to Matoury Mts, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 002.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum, JSmith4196--Fr. Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 001.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum meadow--Fr. Guiana. Road to Matoury Mts, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 003.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum, JSmith4196--Fr. Guiana. Emerald Jungle Village, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 002.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum meadow--Fr. Guiana. Road to Matoury Mts, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 001.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum--Costa Rica. Hotel Casa Turire. Orosi Valley. 27 Feb 02. 001.jpg
Heliconia psittacorum--Costa Rica. Hotel Casa Turire. Orosi Valley. 27 Feb 02. 002.jpg
Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela; introduced into Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Gambia, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Costa Rica, Cartago (Hotel Casa Turire)
Location Remarks
Hotal Casa Turire, Orosi Valley, town of La Suiza, SE of Turrialba
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
psittacorum
Authorship
L.f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#332,562 of 335,497
Top 100%
Extinction probability
10%
