Heliconia tortuosa

Heliconia tortuosa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia tortuosa

Name edit

Heliconia tortuosa Griggs, 1903

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Bihai tortuosa (Griggs) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

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

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