Heliconia griggsiana L.B.Sm. belongs to the Heliconiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
