Heliconia obscura

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

Heliconia obscura
Heliconia obscura flower, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. obscura
Binomial name
Heliconia obscura
Dodson & A.H.Gentry

References

  1. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
  2. Dodson, Calaway Homer & Gentry, Alwyn Howard. 1978. Selbyana 2: 297–298, f. 2D. Heliconia obscura
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia obscura
  4. Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Pitman, N. 2004. Heliconia obscura.


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