Hugh O'Neill

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  • Heliconia latispatha Benth., Belize, H. T. O'Neill 8533, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Family: Musaceae

Collector(s): Hugh O'Neill
Collection Date: 4 September 1936
Description: Uses: Ornamental (Arellano et al. 2003:443). Common names: Wild ginger, Indian shot (voucher). Platanillo (name also applied to Cannia indica and wild Canna) (Anderson et al. 2003:199). Platanillo (Arellano et al. 2003:443). Platanillo (Balick et al. 2000:177).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2788945
OccurenceID: 7e88a664-7c19-4a8a-a96c-ec3cb6fca667

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