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Heliconia

heliconia rostrata

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

Maybe this cultivar is called "Misahualli"

Reference Links:

Heliconia Cultivars Page 6

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Sergio Monteiro
Yes, heliconias and bromeliads have too many hybrids, it is extremely difficult to ID them correctely.
LarryGraziano
I used that site as a reference, however, there are such finite differences between this specimen and another that I wasn't sure which cultivar it was.
Sergio Monteiro
You can find a lot of information about heliconias in this site: http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/heliconia_cultivars1.htm

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PublishedOctober 21, 2011

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