Heliconia griggsiana, Croat94560--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tandayapa-Nono. 13 Feb 05. 147.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Heliconiaceae
Genus
Heliconia
Specific Epithet
griggsiana
Authorship
L.B.Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
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
#96,099 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
5 m tall; blades ca. 2 m long; inflorescence pendent; bracts spiral; rachis and lower end of bracts pinkish red, the lower half of bracts gray-glaucous.
