Heliconia excelsa
Heliconia excelsa is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.[2][3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.[1][4]
| Heliconia excelsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Heliconiaceae |
| Genus: | Heliconia |
| Species: | H. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconia excelsa L.Andersson | |
References
- Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Pitman, N. 2004. Heliconia excelsa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
- Andersson, Lennart. 1985. Flora of Ecuador 22: 64–65, f. 12B, t. 4.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia excelsa
- León Yánez, S., R. Valencia Reyes, N. C. A. Pitman, L. Endara, C. Ulloa Ulloa & H. Navarrete. 2011. Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador, 2ª edición 1–957. Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.
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