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Heliconia

Heliconia regalis

Photo by pamsai
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10.46, -84.07

Field Notes

Description:

An variety of Heliconia growing in the Botanical Gardens at the Selva Verde Lodge.

Habitat:

Selva Verde Lodge is in fragile tropical rainforest, located in the midst of the 500 acre Sarapiqui Rainforest Preservation Area in the lush Caribbean lowlands of northeastern Costa Rica.

Reference Links:

Heliconia regalis Barnum And Bailey of the Heliconiaceae family

Species ID Suggestions

Heliconia

Heliconia regalis

Reference Link
Scott Frazier
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Comments (1)
pamsai
this looks like the one Scott, though I don't remember it being quite so hairy!

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Flowers of South America
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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The Color Red
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedNovember 9, 2013

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