Heliconiaceae
Heliconia

Heliconia vaginalis Benth.

First published in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 171 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to NW. Ecuador. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Apr 24, 2009 K000574295 No
Jun 1, 1982 Hinds [s.n] K000574295 Type Yes
Dodge, C.W.; Steyermark, J.A.; Allen, P.H. [16993] Panama K002917767 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacon, R.; Ruiz, A.; Otros [2981] Costa Rica K002917011 Yes
Kress, W.J. [80-1256] Panama K002917771 Yes
Fondler, A. [443] Panama K002917766 Yes
Cascante, A.; Sánchez, J.; Volio, E. [329] Costa Rica K002917015 Yes
{von Tuerckheim, H.} [s.n.] Guatemala K002917009 Yes
{Vazquez, M.; et al.} [47] Mexico K002917006 Yes
Solano, J. [91] Costa Rica K002917013 Yes
Cascante, A.; Sánchez, J.; Volio, E. [329] Costa Rica K002917014 Yes
Solano, J. [91] Costa Rica K002917012 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3583] Panama K002917769 Yes
Kress, W.J. [80-1154] Panama K002917770 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Dressler, R.L. [1681] Panama K002917768 Yes
Estrada, A.; Valverde, Ó.; Gutiérrez, L.; Gomez, H. [976] Costa Rica K002917016 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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