Notes on the ecology of rolled-leaf hispines (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) at La Gamba (Costa Rica) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 A total of 301 adult hispine beetles of the genera Cephaloleia and Chelobasis were found in rolled leaves of plants of 17 species of Zingiberales (families Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Maranthaceae, Musaceae, and Zingiberaceae) during a field study at La ...
Michael Schmitt, Meike Frank
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Influence of Bed Depth on the Development of Tropical Ornamental Plants in Subsurface Flow Treatment Wetlands for Municipal Wastewater Treatment: A Pilot-Scale Case [PDF]
PlantsThe aim of this 2-year study was to evaluate the influence of bed depth (40 and 60 cm) on the development of tropical ornamental species (Alpinia purpurata, Heliconia latispatha and Strelitzia reginae) and on the removal of different contaminants such as
Graciela Nani +5 more
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Nuevos registros de Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) para la región de Chajul, sur de México, y su uso potencial en plantaciones amigables de la biodiversidad [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009 Se registran por primera vez 4 especies de Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) para la región de Chajul, uno de los sitios más estudiados de la lacandona mexicana. Los nuevos registros son para H. champneiana Griggs cv. Maya Gold, H. latispatha Bentham cv. Orange
Bráulio A. Santos +2 more
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ESCARIFICACIÓN Y GERMINACIÓN in vitro DE SEMILLAS DE HELICONIAS [PDF]
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014 Semillas de Heliconia bihai L., H. collinsiana Griggs, H. latispatha Bentham y H. psittacorum L. f. fueron escarificadas usando tres métodos: remoción de testa, remoción de opérculo y extracción del embrión para su posterior germinación in vitro.
FC Gómez-Merino +3 more
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Ornamental Horticulture, 2016 Considerando a crescente importância econômica das flores tropicais e as vantagens das técnicas aplicadas ao cultivo in vitro para estas plantas, torna-se necessária a realização de estudos que avaliem a propagação de espécies como a Heliconia latispatha.
Antonio Anderson de Jesus Rodrigues +2 more
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Response of a specialist bat to the loss of a critical resource. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2011 Human activities have negatively impacted many species, particularly those with unique traits that restrict their use of resources and conditions to specific habitats.
Chaverri G, Kunz TH.
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Neotropical Copestylum Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae) Breeding in Fruits and Flowers, Including 7 New Species. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Ten species of Copestylum (Diptera: Syrphidae) were reared from fruits and flowers in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Trinidad. Seven were new and in this paper, we describe them, their development sites and the third stage larva and/or the puparium of all ten ...
Ricarte A +3 more
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Evaluation of Heliconia for growth, flowering and flower yield [PDF]
, 2023 Heliconia is utilized as ornamental plants, usually being grown both as landscaping plants and as cut flowers, owing to colour and the longer durability of its floral bracts.
K G, Shilpashree +4 more
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The Shoot Apex (Vegetative or Generative) of Heliconia bihai and H. latispatha in Relation to Growth [PDF]
HortScience, 1995 The shoot apex from plants of Heliconia bihai (L.) L. and H. latispatha Benth. growing under natural inductive conditions, and two shade-loving (60% and 0%) at different growth stages (one to six or eight expanded leaves) was studied. Observations were made using a light microscope, in 15-μm-thick sections.
Norberto Maciel, Eybar Rojas
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Water, 2022 Partially saturated vertical constructed wetlands (PSV-CWs) and free-flow vertical constructed wetlands (FFV-CWS) are treatment systems for which there is limited information on their operation in tropical climates and even scarcer information on their use for municipal/swine wastewater treatment.
José Antonio Fernández Viveros +6 more
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