- genus. Collectively,
these plants are also
simply referred to as "
heliconias".
Heliconia originated in the Late
Eocene (39 Ma) and are the
oldest known clade...
- Ecuador, and
naturalized in
Puerto Rico.
Other heliconias grow in an
upright position (e.g.
Heliconia bihai),
their cup-shaped
flower bracts storing water...
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Heliconia bihai (red palulu) of the
family Heliconiaceae is an
erect herb
typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is
native to
northern South America...
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Heliconia stricta is a
plant species native to Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname,
reproducing by
seeds and by underground...
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Heliconia mariae is a
species of
flowering plants in the
family Heliconiaceae. It is
found in North-West
South America and
Central America. Hook.f. Journal...
-
Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak,
parakeet flower, parrot's flower, parrot's plantain,
false bird-of-paradise) is a
perennial herb
native to the Caribbean...
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Heliconia hirsuta is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Heliconiaceae. This
plant is an
erect herb up to 2 m tall, and it is
native to Central...
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Heliconia a****inata (syn.:
Heliconia pearcei Rusby) is a
species of
plant in the
family Heliconiaceae. It is an
erect herb,
typically growing 1.6 m tall...
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Heliconia tortuosa is an
herbaceous tropical perennial commonly found in
secondary succession in
montane forests in
Central America and
southern Mexico...
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Heliconia indica is a
species of
plant in the
family Heliconiaceae. It is
found in
Maluku and the
southwest Pacific.
Heliconia indica is reconstructed...
