Heliconia tortuosa Griggs

MONRO, A. K., SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR, D., GONZÁLEZ, F., CHACÓN, O., SOLANO, D., RODRÍGUEZ, A., ZAMORA, N., FEDELE, E. & CORREA, M., 2017, A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama, Phytotaxa 322 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Heliconia tortuosa Griggs

Platanillo (CR).

Terrestrial herbs. Distribution in PILA 0–2200 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest, cloud forest,low elevation oak forest, dense thicket.Global distribution: Mexico to Panama. Records: A. Fernández 949 (CR, INB), A. Soto 1238 (INB), D. Solano 4998 (BM, INB, PMA), D. Solano 5031 (BM, INB, PMA), E. Alfaro 2175 (CR, INB), E. Mora 288 (INB), L. Acosta 2348 (INB), R. Villalobos 276 (INB).

Heliconia trichocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Terrestrial herbs. Distribution in PILA 100–1400 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest. Global distribution: Costa Rica to Colombia. Records: A. Rodríguez 11251 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), A. Rodríguez 11654 (BM, INB, PMA), D. Solano 4449 (BM, INB, PMA).