*Heliconia latispatha Bentham. Common name: Expanded Lobsterclaw. Phenology: Sep Habitat: Moist or wet disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America (Mexico to n. South America).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, POWO, WH3. Basionym: Heliconia latispatha Benth. 1844 [1846]
Links to other floras: = Heliconia latispatha - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
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