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Heliconia spp. 
 
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Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Ecuador


Species/Common Names:
Heliconia berryi
Heliconia brenneri
Heliconia excelsa
Heliconia fredberryana
Heliconia gaiboriana
Heliconia litana
Heliconia lutheri
Heliconia markiana
Heliconia obscura
Heliconia paludigena
Heliconia pardoi
Heliconia peckenpaughii
Heliconia peteriana
Heliconia riopalenquensis
Heliconia sclerotricha
Heliconia virginalis

Facts Summary:
Heliconia is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Ecuador.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Heliconia".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Heliconia berryiVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
2. Heliconia brenneriVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
3. Heliconia excelsaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
4. Heliconia fredberryanaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
5. Heliconia gaiborianaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
6. Heliconia litanaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
7. Heliconia lutheriVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
8. Heliconia markianaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
9. Heliconia obscuraVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
10. Heliconia paludigenaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
11. Heliconia pardoiVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
12. Heliconia peckenpaughiiVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
13. Heliconia peterianaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
14. Heliconia riopalenquensisVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
15. Heliconia sclerotrichaNT-IUCN2004Ecuador
16. Heliconia virginalisVU-IUCN2004Ecuador

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