Heliconia angusta

Heliconia angusta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia angusta

Name

Heliconia angusta Vell., Fl. Flumin. 106. (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bihai angusta (Vell.) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 327. (1915)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Heliconia bicolor Benth., Botanist 3: t. 101. (1839)
  • Heliconia angustifolia Hook., Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4475. (1849)
  • Bihai angustifolia (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685. (1891)
  • Heliconia bidentata Barreiros, Atas Soc. Biol. Rio de Janeiro 12: 263. (1969)
  • Heliconia laneana Barreiros, Bradea 1: 460. (1974)
  • Heliconia laneana f. elatior Barreiros, Bradea 1: 460. (1974)
  • Heliconia laneana f. flava Barreiros, Bradea 1: 460. (1974)
  • Heliconia aurorea Emygdio & E.Santos, Bradea 2: 95. (1976)
  • Heliconia citrina Emygdio & E.Santos, Bradea 2: 96. (1976)
  • Heliconia fluminensis Emygdio & E.Santos, Bradea 2: 99. (1976)
  • Heliconia lacletteana Emygdio & E.Santos, Bradea 2: 100. (1976)
  • Heliconia laneana var. flava (Barreiros) E.Santos, Rodriguésia 30: 201. (1978)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Vellozo, J.M.C. (†). 1829 ["1825"]. Florae Fluminensis, seu descriptionum plantarum praefectura fluminensi sponte nascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus ... 352 pp. Flumine Januario [Rio de Janeiro]. BHL Reference page.  [See page 106.]

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

• Hassler, M. 2019. Heliconia angusta. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Heliconia angusta. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 05 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Heliconia angusta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Heliconia angusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Sept. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Christmas Heliconia

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