Heliconia chartacea var. meeana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Subgenus: H. subg. Griggsia
Species: Heliconia chartacea
Varietas: Heliconia chartacea var. meeana

Name

Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros var. meeana W.J.Kress, BioLlania, Ed. Espec. 6: 414, fig. (1997)

• Type: Dept. Atabapo: Majeicodoteri (Platanal), 2°20'N, 64°55'W, between the airstrip and Rio Orinoco, understorey of old secondary and primary forest, 130 m, Amazonas (Venezuela, Northern South America, Southern America). C.S. Roesel, E. Gutierrez G., Jr., W.J. Kress, F. Hinrichs, E. Foldats 91-3240. Holotype: VEN; Isotypes: TFAV, US.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kress, W.J. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) in Venezuela, with one new variety. BioLlania, Edición Especial 6: 407–430. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Heliconia chartacea var. meeana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Heliconia chartacea var. meeana. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Heliconia chartacea var. meeana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2024.