Heliconia platystachys

Heliconia platystachys

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 platystachys

Name

Heliconia platystachys Baker, 1893

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bihai platystachys (Baker) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904).
• Heterotypic
  • Heliconia catheta R.R.Sm., Phytologia 30: 65 (1975).
  • Heliconia tridentata Barreiros, Rodriguésia 28: 131 (1976).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G., 1893. Annals of Botany. Oxford 7:194.

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 platystachys 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 platystachys 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 platystachys. Published online. Accessed: Oct 09 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia platystachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia platystachys. 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. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliconia platystachys in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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