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Heliconias
Heliconia tortuosa (Selva Negra)
subgenus Heliconia
section Tortex
- native to: Nicaragua to Panama
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Note the fine hairs covering the inflorescence.
This plant is in Selva Negra, Nicaragua. We don't see tortuosa commonly; this is a variation on our local "weed".
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- habit: musoid
- height: 1.5 - 2 meters
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- form: erect
- orientation: spiral
- bract color: Red, covered in fine hairs; yellowish tinge when young.
- rachis: red
- ovary: yellow
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- accession number: 2002-07-03-01
- elevation: 1220 meters
- climate: seasonally dry
- soil type: loam
- shade percent: 50 - 80 %
- habitat notes: Secondary forest with thick undergrowth.
- common at this location: Yes
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- date planted: 2002
- where planted: section 1
- first flowering: 2004
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- Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com
- e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com
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