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Heliconia bihai

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

pollinated by hummingbirds

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this huge clump of Heliconia near the end of segment 12 of the Waitukubuli national trail. Not sure if it's native. I only saw this twice during a month and a half hiking the island. I got the ID from a info board at the national trail office.

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Heliconia bihai

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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
It's made a long trip to Dominica somehow. Probably a garden escapee though I wasn't near a garden and didn't see it in any gardens. I'm guessing you saw it in your native homeland ;)
mauna Kunzah
It's native to northern South America, Dan. I saw tons of these too... Guess where?

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