Heliconia irrasa

Heliconia irrasa

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 irrasa

Name

Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm., 1975

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Heliconia irrasa var. glabra G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles, Brenesia 15(Supl.): 25 (1979).
  • Heliconia irrasa subsp. undulata G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles, Brenesia 15(Supl.): 25 (1979).
  • Heliconia irrasa var. undulata G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles, Brenesia 15(Supl.): 25 (1979).
  • Heliconia undulata (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson, Opera Bot. 111: 58 (1992).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, R.R., 1975. Phytologia 30: 66

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 irrasa 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 irrasa 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 irrasa. Published online. Accessed: Oct 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia irrasa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia irrasa. 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. 

Vernacular names

English: wild plantain

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