Heliconia obscura

Heliconia obscura
Heliconia Obscura flower, from Ecuador.
Heliconia obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: H. obscura
Binomial name
Heliconia obscura
Dodson & A.H.Gentry

Heliconia obscura is a species of plant in the Heliconiaceae family.[1] It is native to Ecuador and Peru.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3][4]

References

  1. Dodson, Calaway Homer & Gentry, Alwyn Howard. 1978. Selbyana 2: 297–298, f. 2D. Heliconia obscura
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia obscura
  3. Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Pitman, N. 2004. Heliconia obscura.
  4. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.

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