Heliconia farinosa Raddi

  • Filed As

    Heliconiaceae
    Heliconia farinosa Raddi

  • Collector(s)

    L. Andersson 1530 with Mats Hagberg, R. Kummrow, 06 Jan 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Paraná. Antonina Mun. Along road to Morretes a few km from municipality border.

  • Habitat

    Grows in groups in small light-gaps and singly in closed forest where the plants are also much slenderer.

  • Description

    Musoid plant to 2.5 m tall; pseudostem to 1.5 m tall, 1.7 X 3 cm diam. Petiole to 0.7 m; lamina to 1.0 m long. Inflorescence erect; rachis and spathes red, lower spathes sometimes green along back and at tip. Sepals green with vaguely demarcated yellow margin. Leaves without traces of wax underneath.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 485060

    Occurrence ID: 278b778b-5c32-433c-bb42-1ef1db869d35

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Heliconiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Heliconia farinosa Raddi

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Paraná

  • County/Municipio

    Antonina Mun.

  • Locality

    Along road to Morretes a few km from municipality border

  • Coordinates

    -25.4286, -48.7117

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    38300

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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