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'Distans'
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| Cultivar epithet: 'Distans' Species/hybrid: Heliconia latispatha Description: Erect inflorescence, 3 to 7 spiral bracts, red distally with yellow or gold proximally, basal bract with green keel and usually with a leaflet, second and third bracts often with green keel and tip, rachis usually yellow, may have gold or green tint, sepals pale yellow-green with dark green stripe along distal margin and at base, ovary light green distally and pale yellow below, pedicel pale yellow. Vegetation musoid. Height 1.5 to 5.5 feet. Publication: Kepler, A.K. 1989. Exotic tropicals of Hawaii. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu. Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
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