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Heliconias
Heliconia pogonantha var. holerythra
subgenus Griggsia
section Barbatae
- native to: Panama and Costa Rica
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In the woods.
A year later at home.
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- habit: musoid
- height: 6 - 7 meters
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- form: pendant
- orientation: spiral
- bract color: red
- rachis: yellow
- number of bracts: 28
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- accession number: 2002-03-10-01
- location: Panama, Veraguas province, Santa Fe, Guabal
- elevation: about 700 meters
- climate: Pacific slope, but near divide, so the dry season is not too hard.
- shade percent: 70 %
- habitat notes: secondary forest
- common at this location: yes
- associated species: metallica, irrasa
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- date planted: 12-03-2002
- where planted: southwest corner of naranjilla patch
- comment: Is growing slowly but continues healthy.
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- Carla Black
- Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com
- e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com
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