Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae) from Savai‘i Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH436998 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Heliconia laufao W.J.Kress |
| 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: | v.1987 |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | West Polynesia |
| Country: | Western Samoa |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Savai'i |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Along road leading to cloud forest, 10 km past Forestry Nursery in Asau. |
| PIER location: | Savai‘i Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Along road leading to cloud forest. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 2200 ft |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb to 3.5 m. Leaves dark shiny green above; shiny, lighter yellow-green below. Inflorescence upright. Bracts greenish-orange. Flowers orange. Stamens yellow. Fruit orange, tinged red. |
| Collector: | Teraoka, W. |
| Collection team: | L. Whiteaker |
| CollNumber: | 350 |
| Collection date(s): | 11.viii.1980 |
| Voucher comment: | Sheet 1 of 2. See sheet #699309. |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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