Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Heliconia stricta
Identified As:
cv. 'Dwarf Jamaica'
Collector Name:
Derral Herbst
Collection Date:
March 6, 1990
Determiner:
David H. Lorence xi.1991
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Hawaii Kai area, Maunaluan Condominium, Hahaione Street. Back of complex, in a shaded, moist location.
Plant Description:
Plants used as a ground cover, forming a dense growth. Herbaceous plants 18-24" tall; foliage somewhat glossy, dark green with a purple midrib; floral bracts red-orange with a narrow green margin and green on the keel; flws lighter red-orange with white tips, subtended by a green band.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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