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NTBG Plant Name:
Heliconia stricta
Barcode:
PTBG1000030169
Specimen ID:
018354
Collector ID:
2187
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
May 12, 1987
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Determiner:
W. J. Kress 4/1990
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Koloa District
Locality:
Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Pseudiostem pale yellowish green to green mottled brown to reddish brown, largely scabrous, somehwat shiny. Traces of whitish scurf from old leaf sheath. Leaf with zingiber-like configuration. Upper leaf surface medium green, lateral veins shiny; undersurface dull, pale olive green, lateral veins darker. Upper midrib shiny, light green; below same with burgundy stripe near base of blade, becoming indistinct near tip. Inflorescence terminal, erect. Peduncle pale green at base, flecked red, becoming solidly red at apex. No accession information available.
Comments:
Specimen consists of four sheets (018351-018354).
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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