Heliconia metallica

Taxonavigation

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

Heliconia metallica Linden ex Hook., 1862

Homotypic
- Bihai metallica (Planch. & Linden ex Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Heliconia vinosa W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 60: 5 (1871).
- Heliconia nana G.Rodr., Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 15: 127 (1954).
- Heliconia osaensis var. rubescens F.G.Stiles, Brenesia 18: 150 (1981).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Introduced into:
  - Hawaii

Linden, J.J., 1862 in Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 88: t. 5315.

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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia metallica 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 metallica 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 metallica. Published online. Accessed: Oct 09 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia metallica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia metallica. 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 metallica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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