Carla's Heliconia Garden

• NAME
• PHOTOS
• VEGETATION
• INFLORESCENCE
• ACCESSION DATA
• MY SPECIMEN
• CONTACT ME

NAME

Heliconia latispatha (distichous)

subgenus Heliconia

section Tortex

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PHOTOS

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VEGETATION

habit: musoid

height: 4 - 5 meters

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INFLORESCENCE

form: erect

orientation: distichous

bract color: orange proximally, red distally

rachis: orange with tint of green

number of bracts: 8

comment: The coloration is the same as neighboring spiral latispathas.

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ACCESSION DATA

accession number: 2003-09-01-0200

location: Panama, Chiriquí province, Chorcha

elevation: 94 meters

climate: 3 - 4 month dry season

soil type: rocky, sandy, loose

shade percent: 0 %

habitat notes: Growing in the margin along the highway. It gets cut back every once in a while.

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MY SPECIMEN

date planted: September 2003

where planted: sector 3 and 4

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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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