Heliconia chartacea: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Addbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
2,838,809 edits
m Bot: Migrating 2 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q3926643
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{italic title}}
{{speciesbox
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Taxobox
⚫
|name = ''Heliconia chartacea''
|image = Heliconia chartacea.JPG
|image = Heliconia chartacea.JPG
|image_caption = Specimen at [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], [[Arima, Trinidad and Tobago]]
|image_caption = Specimen at [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], [[Arima, Trinidad and Tobago]]
⚫
|genus = Heliconia
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
⚫
|species = chartacea
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|authority = Lane ex Barreiros
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
⚫
}}
|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]]
|ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
|familia = [[Heliconia]]ceae
|genus = ''[[Heliconia]]''
⚫
|species = '''''H. chartacea'''''
|binomial = ''Heliconia chartacea''
|binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
⚫
|}}


'''''Heliconia chartacea''''' is a species of ''[[Heliconia]]'' native to the [[Americas|American]] tropics, mainly found in [[The Guianas|Guiana]] and [[Brazil]]. It is a common upland species of disturbed sites, young secondary forest, and abandoned cultivation, and is often found near human habitation.
'''''Heliconia chartacea''''' is a species of ''[[Heliconia]]'' native to tropical [[South America]] ([[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], [[Suriname]], [[Guyana]], colombia,[[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]).<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248343 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, ''Heliconia chartacea'']</ref>


==Description==
It is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of its relative the [[banana]]. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age.
''Heliconia chartacea'' is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the [[banana]]. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age. The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy [[bracts]], (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including [[tanager]]s and [[thrush (bird)|thrush]]es.<ref>Barreiros, Humberto de Souza. 1972. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 32: 205–207, ''Heliconia chartacea''</ref><ref>Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.</ref><ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40576061#page/3/mode/1up Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584]</ref><ref>Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.</ref><ref>Kress, W. J. 1997. A synopsis of the genus ''Heliconia'' (Heliconiaceae) in Venezuela, with one new variety. BioLlania, Edición Especial 6: 407–430, ''Heliconia chartacea'' var. ''meeana''</ref>


==Ecology==
The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy bracts, (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It is pollinated by [[hermit (hummingbird)|hermit]] [[hummingbird]]s, whose curved beaks are well adapted to probe the curved flowers for nectar, their main food source. Some species such as the [[Rufous-breasted Hermit]] also use the plant for nesting.
''Heliconia chartacea'' is a common upland species of disturbed sites, young secondary forest, and abandoned cultivation, and is often found near human habitation. It is pollinated by [[hermit (hummingbird)|hermit]] [[hummingbird]]s, whose curved beaks are well adapted to probe the curved flowers for nectar, their main food source. Some species such as the [[rufous-breasted hermit]] also use the plant for nesting.


==Uses==
It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including [[tanager]]s and [[thrush (bird)|thrush]]es.
Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected for garden planting, including 'Sexy Pink' and 'Sexy Scarlet'.<ref>[http://www.mynicegarden.com/2010/11/heliconia-chartacea-sexy-pink.html My Nice Garden, Gardening in Malaysia, ''Heliconia chartacea'', Sexy Pink Lady]</ref><ref>[http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/67107/ Daves Garden, PlantFiles, Pink Flamingo Heliconia, ''Heliconia chartacea'' 'Sexy Pink']</ref><ref>[http://www.shaileshnursery.com/heleconias/heliconia-chartacea-sexy-pink Shailesh Nursery, Kohalpur, Maharashtra, India, ''Heliconia chartacea'' Sexy Pink]/</ref>
These flowers are widely used for Flower Decorations and Ikebana.


==References==
Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected for garden planting, including 'Sexy Pink' and 'Sexy Scarlet'.
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=344585 Heliconia chartacea observations on iNaturalist]

{{Taxonbar|from=Q3926643}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Heliconia chartacea}}
[[Category:Heliconia|chartacea]]
[[Category:Heliconia|chartacea]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1972]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[Category:Flora of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Flora of French Guiana]]
[[Category:Flora of Suriname]]
[[Category:Flora of Guyana]]
[[Category:Flora of Ecuador]]
[[Category:Flora of Peru]]
[[Category:Garden plants]]

Latest revision as of 12:35, 20 January 2024

Heliconia chartacea
Specimen at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. chartacea
Binomial name
Heliconia chartacea
Lane ex Barreiros

Heliconia chartacea is a species of Heliconia native to tropical South America (Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, colombia,Ecuador and Peru).[1]

Description[edit]

Heliconia chartacea is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the banana. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age. The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy bracts, (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including tanagers and thrushes.[2][3][4][5][6]

Ecology[edit]

Heliconia chartacea is a common upland species of disturbed sites, young secondary forest, and abandoned cultivation, and is often found near human habitation. It is pollinated by hermit hummingbirds, whose curved beaks are well adapted to probe the curved flowers for nectar, their main food source. Some species such as the rufous-breasted hermit also use the plant for nesting.

Uses[edit]

Several cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including 'Sexy Pink' and 'Sexy Scarlet'.[7][8][9] These flowers are widely used for Flower Decorations and Ikebana.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, Heliconia chartacea
  2. ^ Barreiros, Humberto de Souza. 1972. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 32: 205–207, Heliconia chartacea
  3. ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
  4. ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
  5. ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
  6. ^ Kress, W. J. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) in Venezuela, with one new variety. BioLlania, Edición Especial 6: 407–430, Heliconia chartacea var. meeana
  7. ^ My Nice Garden, Gardening in Malaysia, Heliconia chartacea, Sexy Pink Lady
  8. ^ Daves Garden, PlantFiles, Pink Flamingo Heliconia, Heliconia chartacea 'Sexy Pink'
  9. ^ Shailesh Nursery, Kohalpur, Maharashtra, India, Heliconia chartacea Sexy Pink/

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heliconia_chartacea&oldid=1197423969"