Heliconia mathiasiae G. S. Daniels & F. G. Stiles (Heliconiaceae)

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Espinoza, R., Masís, A., Chavarría, F., Guadamuz, A. and Perez, D. 1998. Heliconia mathiasiae (Heliconiaceae) Species Page, September 18, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

Herb 4 m tall.

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Flower:

Light yellow.

	corte transversal de la flor

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Fruit:

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Leaves:

Simple alternate, lanceolate form and margins entire. Approximately 70 cm long.

Haz de las hojas	Envés de la hoja
Posición de las hojas

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Bark and wood:

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Verification:

II.Geographic distribution:

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In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

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IV. How to find:

Banks of Quebrada cementerio, in the San Cristobal sector

Acknowledgments:

This project was carried out by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste/CR, with help from INBio/CR, ICBG from the Foggarty center, NIH/USA and NSF/USA.

Thanks to Kate Beattie for helping with the managment of images and translation of this species page.

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