'Pacal'

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Cultivar epithet: �'Pacal'

Species/hybrid: �Heliconia mathiasiae

Description: �Erect inflorescence; 5 to 6 distichous bracts, dark red to red-orange, basal bract usually with distal green keel and leaflet; rachis red; sepals yellow with light to dark green on distal third; ovary light to dark green distally and yellow below; pedicel yellow, some with pink tint. Vegetation zingiberoid. Height 0.9 to 4.2 m (3 to 14 feet).

Nominant:� F. Berry and J. Kress (1991)

Publication:� Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

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