Heliconia trichocarpa
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Heliconia trichocarpa is a species ofthe Heliconia family (Heliconiaceae). It is native from southern Central America to northern South America.
description
Heliconia trichocarpa is an evergreen, perennial, herbaceous plant , vegetatively similar to a banana plant and with a height of 2 to 4 meters. There are four to six leaves per shoot , which lean towards an almost horizontal position. The longest leaf per shoot is up to 175 centimeters long and 30 centimeters wide.
The up to 60 centimeters long inflorescences hanging down, the inflorescence find spirally arranged six to ten bracts . Each wrap consists of 10 to 20 flowers , the flower envelope is yellow and hairy bald to fine fluffy. The fruits are hairy tomentose.
distribution
Heliconia trichocarpa is native to Costa Rica to Colombia.
Systematics and botanical history
The species was first described in 1979 by Gilbert S. Daniels and the ornithologist F. Gary Stiles .
literature
- Anton Weber, Werner Huber, Anton Weissenhofer, Nelson Zamora, Georg Zimmermann: An Introductory Field Guide To The Flowering Plants Of The Golfo Dulce Rain Forests Costa Rica. In: Stapfia. Volume 78, Linz 2001, p. 140, ISSN 0252-192X / ISBN 3854740727 , PDF on ZOBODAT
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Heliconia trichocarpa. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
