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Heliconia laufao in life
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BISH 436998Botany

Heliconia laufao

As recorded: Heliconia laufao W.J.Kress

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae

Collected by
Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L.W. Teraoka →L.D. Whiteaker →
Collector number
350
Date
August 11, 1980
Locality
Along road leading to cloud forest, 10 km past Forestry Nursery in Asau
Island
Savaii
Region
Samoa
Elevation
671 m
Identified by
Kress, W.J.
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Heliconia laufao · collected 1921–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 11, 1980, Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L. also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Heliconia laufao. BISH 436998. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956415943. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436998.

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