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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
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Ex Herbario Musei Britannici
Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Belize: Toledo District. Lowland broadleaved forest.
BFREE Reserve, Bunkhouse clearing
45 - 75 malt.
Large herb, 1.5 to 2. 438 m. Infloresces erect, taller than the
leaves. Leaf blades very shiny beneath, margins red. Midrib
floccose at base of blade. Inflorescence spirally twisted,
bracts orange, the flowers green. Ripe fruit navy blue to
black.
Whitefoord, C. & Quiroz, V., 106211
22.10.2005
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