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'Toucan'
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| Cultivar epithet: 'Toucan' Species/hybrid: Heliconia clinophila x secunda Description: Pendent inflorescence; 3 to 7 spiral bracts, red, revoluted lips expose inner bract surface of red and light green-yellow, basal bract with green cheek and keel and dark red lip. Rachis light yellow or red, sometimes contorted; sepals light yellow with green tint distally; ovary pale green; pedicel light yellow. Vegetation musoid; upper surface with raised veins. Height 1.2 to 1.8 m (4 to 6 feet). Nominant: F. Berry (1989) Publication: Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
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