Heliconia danielsiana W.J.Kress

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A large herb. It grows 5-8 m tall. The leaves are alternate and there are 2-4 on each stem. They have long stalks and the blade is 2-2.8 m long by 45-57 cm wide. The flowers are yellow with a white base. They are an irregular shape and 5 cm long by 1 cm wide. There are 15-20 tucked away inside each bract. The bracts are red to orange. They have reddish-brown woolly hairs. The fruit are fleshy and blue and have one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 8.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet regions.
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Edible leaves shoots
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Images

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Distribution

Heliconia danielsiana world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119345-2
WFO ID wfo-0000437393
COL ID 3K8N8
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Synonyms

Heliconia danielsiana