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Heliconia indica
As recorded: Heliconia indica var. rubricarpa W.J.Kress
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Heliconiaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2612
- Date
- December 14, 1957
- Locality
- Warangoi River area
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- (Dup. det.) Kress, W.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1957, Stone, B.C. also collected 7 other specimens.
Heliconia indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-19.
2025-07-19
Varisu, VU-SE, VU
(c) johana_shein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-05
Central Torba, VU-TR, VU
(c) davibule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-04
Central Torba, VU-TR, VU
(c) davibule, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-07-23
Mt Marum and Endu coast, Ambrym, Vanuatu
(c) Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliconia indica. BISH 489623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956354106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956354106 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026