Heliconia platystachys Baker - Heliconiaceae

General information
Catalog number	183852
Collector	Gentry, Alwyn Howard
Collector number	18206
Collection date	March 7, 1977
Observations	Observ. Campo : Disturbed gallery forest along stream,tropical moist forest.Coarse herb 2 m.Inflorescence pendent;Twisted,bracts red with apical half yellow.Fruits blue. Observ. Generales:
Update date	Feb. 13, 2007
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Heliconia
Specific epithet	platystachys
Author	Baker
Determiner	SIN
Geographic information
Country	COLOMBIA
Department	CALDAS
County	VILLAMARÍA
Locality	13 kilómetros al norte de La Dorada, en la carretera a San Miguel, cruce de un río.
Minimum height	330.0 m
Maximum height	330.0 m
Attributes
Phenology	flowering

General information