Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 68: 1 (1861) (syn: Bihai aurantiaca (Verschaff.) Griggs; Bihai choconiana (S.Watson) Griggs; Heliconia brevispatha Hook.; Heliconia choconiana S.Watson);
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SE. Mexico to Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua as per POWO;
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Heliconia longiflora R.R.Sm.: 4 very high res. images.
Habit : Cultivated / Labeled
I find these to be different from images at
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/112944/#b
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/heliconia+longiflora
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heliconia_longiflora
I think it may be Heliconia aurantiaca as per images at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/
https://www.gbif.org/
You may be right … ! Kew may have labeled it wrong !
Thank you for your email. I have checked with our experts and have been advised the following:
This plant has been fully verified as Heliconia longiflora. The two species do appear to look very similar.
I hope this helps!
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Wikimedia Commons
