Heliconia mariae

Heliconia mariae

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 mariae

Name

Heliconia mariae Hook.f., 1864

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bihai mariae (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Heliconia elegans Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 12 (1890).
  • Bihai elegans (Petersen) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891).
  • Bihai punicea Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 321 (1915).
  • Heliconia punicea (Griggs) L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6 (1939).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., 1864. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 7:69.

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 mariae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 09. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia mariae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heliconia mariae. Published online. Accessed: Oct 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia mariae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia mariae. 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 09. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliconia mariae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: beef steak
español: platanillo

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