Heliconiaceae
Heliconia

Heliconia acuminata A.Rich.

First published in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(Suppl.): 26 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 2, 2009 Brazil K000574225 No
Apr 2, 2009 Brazil K000574226 No
Apr 2, 2009 Brazil K000574226 No
Apr 2, 2009 Brazil K000574225 No
Mar 31, 2005 Peru K000300468 No
Mar 31, 2005 Peru K000300468 No
{Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Groen, H.J.} [5590] Guyana K002917092 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [31] Guyana K002917126 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Tiwari, S.; Gillespie, M.E.; Gillespie, R.J. [1240] Guyana K002917117 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; James, R. [5353] Guyana K002917085 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP429] Guyana K002917095 Yes
Pipoly, J.J. [7518] Guyana K002917116 Yes
s.coll. [106] Guyana K002917124 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [31] Guyana K002917127 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23322] Guyana K002917102 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [474] Guyana K002917093 Yes
Ollerton, J.; Gopaul, D.; Cranmer, L.; Henderson, B.; Kellie, S. [185] Guyana K002917125 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP516] Guyana K002917096 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M.} [5720] Guyana K002917109 Yes
de Granville, J.-J.; Cremers, G. [12775] French Guiana K002917121 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [8008] Guyana K002917088 Yes
De Granville, J.J.; Cremers, G. [12775] French Guiana K002917123 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [492] Guyana K002917112 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Roberts, L. [2478] Guyana K002917083 Yes
Maguire, B.; Maguire, C.K.; Wilson-Browne, G. [45925 A] Guyana K002917129 Yes
{Jenman} [6373] Guyana K002917113 Yes
De Granville, J.J.; Cremers, G. [12775] French Guiana K002917122 Yes
Altson [472] Guyana K002917086 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V.} [3413] Guyana K002917119 Yes
Myers, J.G. [5758] Guyana K002917103 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [109] Guyana K002917090 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP492] Guyana K002917094 Yes
Altson [472] Guyana K002917089 Yes
Harris, S.A. [Y57] Guyana K002917098 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gopaul, D.; James, V.} [2304] Guyana K002917118 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; James, V. [3203] Guyana K002917110 Yes
{Jenman} [7805] Guyana K002917114 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; James, R. [5353] Guyana K002917084 Yes
{Jenman} [3728] Guyana K002917099 No
Harris, S.A. [TP493] Guyana K002917097 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [905] Guyana K002917101 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Nicholson, M. [492] Guyana K002917111 Yes
{Jenman} [7805] Guyana K002917115 Yes
{Jenman} [6744] Guyana K002917087 No
Harrison, S.G. [613] Guyana K002917100 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP373] Guyana K002917091 Yes
Tillet, S.; Tillett, C.L. [45283] Guyana K002917128 Yes
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [316] Guyana K002917120 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0