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New taxa of heliconia (Heliconiaceae) from Ecuador

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Three new species (Heliconia fredberryana H. litana, andH. lutheri) and one new subspecies (H. obscura ssp.dichroma) from Ecuador are described, illustrated, and discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, NHB-166, Smithsonian Institution, 20560, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

    Kress W. John

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Kress, W.J. New taxa of heliconia (Heliconiaceae) from Ecuador. Brittonia 43, 253–260 (1991). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807286

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