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Heliconias
Heliconia vaginalis (maybe, from Gatun)
subgenus Stenochlamys
section I'm uncertain
- native to: Panama
- comment: One expert calls this vaginalis, in spite of the zingiberoid leaves. The same as the vaginalis from nearby Lagartarita.
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Open understory in undisturbed forest is one type of habitat.
Permanent forest gap (due to the roadway) in primary forest makes an ideal situation.
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- habit: zingiberoid
- height: 2.6 meters
- leaf blade: 4 centimeters
- leaf blade: 82 - 16 L - W in centimeters
- stems per clump: 3 - 5
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- form: erect
- orientation: distichous
- bract color: Dark red, orange proximally
- rachis: orange/red on older rachis
- number of bracts: 6
- overall length: 10 centimeters
- flower color: yellow with light green tip
- flower form: straight
- ovary: yellow with green tip
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- accession number: 2004-08-11-01
- location: Panama, Colon province, near Gatun Locks
- elevation: 28 meters
- climate: Atlantic but with some dry season
- soil type: loamy
- shade percent: 75 - 95 %
- habitat notes: undisturbed forest
- common at this location: Yes, very.
- associated species: platystachys, irrasa, latispatha, mariae
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- date planted: 17-08-04
- number of rhizomes: 4 in one clump
- where planted: under guayabo with other Cannastrums and Zingiberastrums
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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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