Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Viti Levu Island
(Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH34051
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Represents which PIER taxon: Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: W.J.Kress
Determination date: vi.1987
Determination institution: QRS (QRS)
Region: Melanesia
Country: Fiji
Island group: n/a
Island: Naitasiri
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Toninaiwau, Colo-i-Suva
PIER location: Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)
Habitat: Cult. garden.
Elevation (lo/hi): 800 ft
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Height 30-36". Flower orange bracts.
Collector: Parham, J.W.
Collection team: M.E. Parham
CollNumber: 16710
Collection date(s): 28.ii.1969
Voucher comment: Moderately common Suva gardens. Sheet 1 of 2. See sheet #699315.

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