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Taxon

Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.

Protologue Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 71, t. 305. 1802BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Heliconia rostrata--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 24 Feb 02. 001.jpg

Heliconia rostrata--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 24 Feb 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 043.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 044.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 037.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 039.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 036.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 045.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 038.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 040.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 046.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 041.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 042.jpg

Heliconia rostrata, AArujoM1158--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Ecolodge Chalalan. 24 Nov 04. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru; introduced into Bangladesh, Comoros, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Vanuatu (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

No collection number

February 24, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, San José (Vázquez de Coronado Canton, Dulce Nombre de Jesús)

10.136111, -83.971944

Location Remarks

Puntar Los Charcos de Osa

Collectors

No collectors specified

AArujoM1158

November 24, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz (La Paz)

-16.5525, -68.096111

Location Remarks

Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Heliconiaceae

Genus

Heliconia

Specific Epithet

rostrata

Authorship

Ruiz & Pav.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.8

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

#102,043 of 335,497

Top 31%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →