Heliconia metallica

Heliconia metallica

Heliconia metallica

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 metallica

Name

Heliconia metallica Linden ex Hook., 1862

Synonyms

• 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).

Distribution

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 References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

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 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.

Vernacular names

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