Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae) from Upolu Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH439288 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Heliconia paka A.C.Sm. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Heliconia spp. (Heliconiaceae) |
| Local name: | Lao fao |
| 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: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | West Polynesia |
| Country: | Samoa |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Upolu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | n/a |
| PIER location: | Upolu Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Tapatapao rainforest. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 700 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Psedoustem suckering, height 3.2 m. diameter 3 cm. green, unstreped, not waxy, suckers few, juvenille leaf green, unblotched, midrib not pink, petiole unwaxy, adult leaf length: 155 cm, width 40 cm, ascending. unwaxy. green midrib. petiole long, open, gre |
| Collector: | Cox, P.A. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 33 |
| Collection date(s): | 28.x.1978 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "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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