| Collector | Lawesson, J. E. |
| Number | 43954 |
| Collected with | Thomas Laessoe & Peter Moller Jorgensen |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ESMERALDAS |
| County | |
| Locality | Lita - Ibarra road, near Lita. Secondary tropical rain forest. Forest floor dominated by Rubiaceae and tall herbs, e.g. Heliconia. |
| Coordinates | 0° 51' S 78° 28' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 630 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 660 |
| Start date | 1983/05/23 |
| End date | 1983/05/23 |
| Family | Musaceae |
| Identification | Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx |
| Determined by | L. Andersson, 1985 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Herb 3 m high. Leaves 2 m long. Bracts red. Immature fruits green. (ssp. transandina (L.) Anderss.). |