Heliconia episcopalis

Heliconia episcopalis

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. Heliconia
Sectio: H. sect. Episcopales
Species: Heliconia episcopalis

Name

• Heliconia episcopalis Vell., Fl. Flumin. 3: 107, t. 22. 1829.

Synonyms

• Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891)
• Bihai ferdinando-coburgi (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891)
• Heliconia ferdinando-coburgii Szyszyl. ex Wawra, Itin. Princ. Sax. Coburg. 2: (1888) 88. 2: (1888) 88
• Heliconia biflora Eichler ex Petersen
• Heliconia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Petersen

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vellozo, J.M.C. (1829) Fl. Flumin. 3: 107, t. 22

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia episcopalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia episcopalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heliconia episcopalis. Published online. Accessed: Oct 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia episcopalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia episcopalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 08. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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