Carla's Heliconia Garden
Heliconias

NAME

Heliconia Jose Abalo hybrid (two)

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native to: Panama to Nicaragua, the range of both parents.
comment: Supposed hybrid of latispatha and imbricata. ``Two'' because it is the second we collected.

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PHOTOS




Second plant I collected.








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VEGETATION

habit: musoid
height: 5 meters
leaf blade: 107 centimeters
leaf blade: 142 - 41 L - W in centimeters

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INFLORESCENCE

form: erect
orientation: distichous to spiral
bract color: dark yellow with darker splotches
rachis: light yellow with some green on older rachis
number of bracts: 9
bract size: 18 - 4 L - W in centimeters

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ACCESSION DATA

accession number: 2004-06-30-02
location: Panama, Bocas del Toro province, Almirante Hwy
elevation: 72 meters
climate: wet all year
soil type: mostly loamy
shade percent: 80 %

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MY SPECIMEN

date planted: July 2004
where planted: below entry at west end in sector 5

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CONTACT ME



Carla Black
Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com
e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com

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