Heliconiaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Zingiberales, class Liliopsida. The family contains 40 accepted species worldwide.
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Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Heliconia latispatha is an herbaceous perennial plant native to the tropical Ame…
Heliconia acuminata A.Rich.
Heliconia acuminata is an erect South American herb in the Heliconiaceae family,…
Heliconia tortuosa Griggs
Heliconia tortuosa is a tropical perennial that is selectively pollinated by spe…
Heliconia stricta Huber
Heliconia stricta Huber is an ornamental flowering plant native to northern Sout…
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Heliconia psittacorum L.f. is a 1–2 meter tall monoecious angiosperm with banana…
Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff.
Heliconia aurantiaca is a rhizomatous herbaceous heliconia native to Central Ame…
Heliconia angusta Vell.
Heliconia angusta Vell. is an erect Brazilian herb often cultivated as a cold-ha…
Heliconia hirsuta L.f.
Heliconia hirsuta is an erect flowering herb native to the Americas, widely cult…
Heliconia mariae Hook.f.
Heliconia mariae Hook.f. is a flowering plant species in the Heliconiaceae famil…
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.
Heliconia rostrata, hanging lobster claw, is a herbaceous perennial, the shared …
Heliconia collinsiana Griggs
Heliconia collinsiana is a tall erect herb native to Central America and souther…
Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Heliconia bihai is an erect tropical herb, grown as an ornamental, and used as a…
Heliconiaceae plants belong to the Zingiberales order in the Plantae kingdom. The flowers have a distinctive structure that evolved to suit both hummingbird pollinators and insect herbivores; flowers develop upside-down and at right angles to their bracts. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Heliconiaceae is classified in the order Zingiberales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. Thanks to its distinctive features, H.
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