Herbarium Specimen Details

Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Oct 1997
Determination History
Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Lake Harbor. On S side of Lake Okeechobee levee just across the canal from pumping station. T43S, R35E, Sec. 36. 27° 14' 38" N 80° 49' 47" W
Description Several plants, possibly persistent from cultivation?
Habitat Wooded area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 11325
with R.P. Wunderlin, K. Kuhlman
Collection Date 25 Sep 1986
Accession Number 191661
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. W of Janes Scenic Drive near Gate 14. T51S, R29E, Sec. 21, NE¼. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Habitat Rockland hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Pires
Collection Date 16 Jul 1999
Accession Number 239202
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. W of Janes Scenic Drive at Gate 14, at 6.9 mi. T51S, R29E, Sec. 21, NE¼. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Habitat Rockland hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Owen
Collection Date 25 Aug 2000
Accession Number 239323
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Oct 1997
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Strand. N of Copeland, W side of Scenic Drive, immediately S of curve to the NW. T51S, R29E, Sec. 21, NE¼ of NE¼. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Description Large colony. Orange bracts, blue fruit, pendent inflorescence and not distichous.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Beckner
with J. Barnet, C. Barnet
Collection Date 22 Sep 1991
Accession Number 206417
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Oct 1997
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Strand. N of Copeland, W side of Scenic Drive, immediately S of curve to the NW. T51S, R29E, Sec. 21, NE¼ of NE¼. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Description Large colony. Orange bracts, blue fruit, pendent inflorescence and not distichous.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Beckner
with J. Barnet, C. Barnet
Collection Date 22 Sep 1991
Accession Number 206432
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Nov 1985
Determination History
Heliconia wagneriana Petersen
Locality Ecuador. Esmeraldas Prov. 9 km S of Viche; ca. 45 km SE of Esmeraldas on Esmeraldas-Santo Domingo Road. 0° 56' 51" N 79° 38' 25" W
Description Inflorescence erect; bracts dark orange, yellowish at base; flowers yellow with green tips.
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Wunderlin, R. P. Sauleda, H. Luther, M. Ragan, J. Wiersema, & L. Davenport
Collection Date 01 Aug 1980
Accession Number 151602
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Nov 1985
Determination History
Heliconia wagneriana Petersen
Locality Ecuador. Esmeraldas Prov. 9 km S of Viche; ca. 45 km SE of Esmeraldas on Esmeraldas-Santo Domingo road. 0° 56' 51" N 79° 38' 25" W
Description Inflorescence erect; bracts dark orange, yellowish at base; flowers yellow with green tips.
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Wunderlin, R. P. Sauleda, H. Luther, M. Ragan, J. Wiersema, & L. Davenport
Collection Date 01 Aug 1980
Accession Number 151601
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Locality Nicaragua. Chinandega Dept. Near Gulfo de Fonseca; on road to Hacienda Rancho el Povenir; 1 km E of El Jicote on Apacunca road, 18 km SW of Villa Nueva. 12° 51' 45" N 86° 56' 30" W
Description Bracts bright orange-red; leaves to 2 m high; inflorescence erect, 1-1.2 m tall; common.
Habitat Understory in (now) dry, gallery forest of stilt-rooted woody Acanthaceae (Bravaisia integerrima); pacific coastal plain.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 13 to m
Collector H. H. Iltis
with M. Castrillo & C. Medina
Collection Date 17 Dec 1991
Accession Number 296671
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Nov 1985
Determination History
Heliconia aurantica Ghiesbr. - Determined By: Spellman,
Locality Belize. Cayo Distr. W highway, mi. 50, near Roaring Creek.
Habitat Forest vegetation.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. W. Long
Collection Date 13 Jul 1970
Accession Number 113490
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Locality Guatemala. Escuintla Dept. Along CA-2, 5 mi. SW of Estencia.
Habitat Roadside ditch with water present; tropical trees to 50 ft. with a dense stand of Heliconia.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 500 to ft
Collector M. Pennell
with D. Dunn & C. Dziekanowski
Collection Date 04 Aug 1978
Accession Number 134980
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Nov 1985
Determination History
Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Locality El Salvador. San Salvador Dept. Barranco del Instituto Tropical de Investigaciones Científicas.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 700 to m
Collector L. González
Collection Date 29 Aug 1957
Accession Number 6548
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Heliconia latispatha
Family Name Heliconiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Heliconia latispatha Benth. - Determined By: W. J. Kress, Nov 1985
Determination History
Heliconia librata Griggs
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca Along highway 185, 8.3 mi. N of Mateos Romero. 28° 4' 27" N 100° 47' 54" W
Habitat Orange Heliconia in a deep tropical ravine with Bromelias and epiphytes.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Trott
with D. Thurm, S. Trott, C. Dziekanowski, & P. Case, D. Dunn
Collection Date 09 Aug 1979
Accession Number 148706
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