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NTBG Plant Name:
Heliconia rostrata
Barcode:
PTBG1000099711
Specimen ID:
096189
Collector ID:
157
Collector Name:
J. A. Sanney
Collection Date:
March 11, 2008
Other Herbarium:
NY
Determiner:
S. Chan, 2010
Observers:
Bingham Nena
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Kosrae
State:
KOSRAE STATE
County:
Tafunsak Municipality
Elevation:
27
Locality:
Inlaru.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Grows to about 4ft. tall; has smooth, oval-shaped leaves that resemble banana leaf shape except smaller in size.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Use: used as ornamentals on verse dential areas.
N.V. unknown [Kosraean]
Habitat:
Grows at open canopy or wet rocky sites.
Date of Record Creation:
November 19, 2025
Date of Last Update:
November 19, 2025