Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    T. G. Yuncker 18837, 04 Jun 1958

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. In deep forest on Joe Hill above Moore Town, John Crow Mountains.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1505583

    Occurrence ID: 3eeee7f6-56f9-4b2c-b525-c2635af2fb20

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliconia caribaea Lam.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    In deep forest on Joe Hill above Moore Town, John Crow Mountains

  • Elevation

    Alt. 305 - 610 m. (1001 - 2001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.0825, -76.4083

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10158

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates at elev. 425 m near center of John Crow mountain were found. Geographical radial was calculated as distance between coordinates and farthest area of elev. 425 m of the feature. Final uncertainty found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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OCR>>>Heliconia caribaea Lam.
Studied June-July 1999 by G. Rogers, G. Sergeant, J. Chandler University of the West Indies, Barbados for “Heliconias of the Lesser Antilles”
PLANTS OF JAMAICA “ortland	Date: Jane U, 1958
Bot. Name: Bihai borinquena Briggs Vern. Name:
Herb, about 15 ft. high. In deep forest on Joe Hill above Moore Town, John Crow Mountains. Alt. 1000-2000 ft. BrJ&cts orange.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
DEPAUW UNIV. HFR8ARIUM.
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| TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU) PURCHASED BY NY IN 19SZ
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