Heliconia

  


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Heliconia latispatha Benth.  

Images by Samir Mehta (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)

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Heliconia psittacorum L.f. – different cultivars:

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Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata (Images by Rakesh Khedwal (Identified by Tanay Bose) & Pravin Kawale, (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Heliconia stricta Huber 

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Heliconia wagneriana Petersen 

(Images by Ranjini Kamath (Identified by Mahadeswara), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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From
Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

 

Binomial Habit Notes                                      References Distribution
Heliconia
psittacorum L.		    Herb Plains to  High Altitude,  Cultivated, Native of Tropical America
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989 All districts
 
Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Brief details-
Heliconia bicolor Benth.is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia bahia (? Heliconia bihai),
Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia vinosa W. Bull ex Ender is a synonym of Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia aureo-striata Bull. is a synonym of Heliconia stricta Huber

 
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)-
Heliconia angustifolia Hook. is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia bicolor Benth. is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq. is a synonym of Heliconia psittacorum L.f.,
Heliconia aureo-striata Bull. is a synonym of Heliconia stricta Huber

 

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