Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Heliconia stricta
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
July 17, 1990
Observers:
Audrey Valenciano-Flynn, Roger Peckenpaugh, Roy Yamakawa, Jose Abalo, y Gustavo Morales
State:
ESMERALDAS PROVINCE
Locality:
Lita-San Lorenzo road, 7.2 km from Lita.
Plant Description:
Erect herb to four ft; leaves dark green above with faint sheen and reddish midvein, below glossy grey-green; inflorescence erect; peduncle and rachis dark orange; bracts scarlet with narrow green margin running to green apex; bracts within orange with scarlet and then green; flower white at base becoming dark green with white apex.
Habitat:
Secondary vegetation along roadside.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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