Category: Heliconia

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); . SE. Mexico to Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua as per POWO; . Heliconia longiflora R.R.Sm.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : […]

Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. (syn: Heliconia psittacorum var. subulata (Ruiz & Pav.) Baker); Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Ecuador; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico as Catalogue of Life;   Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Hong […]

Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros, Revista Brasil. Biol. 32: 205 1972. (syn: Heliconia chartacea var. chartacea ); . S. Trop. America (as per WCSP); . Heliconia chartacea is a species of Heliconia native to tropical South America (Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru).[1] Heliconia chartacea is a herbaceous plant, with paired large […]

Heliconia wagneriana Petersen, Fl. Bras. 3(3): 13 1896. (Syn: Bihai elongata (Griggs) Griggs; Bihai wagneriana (Petersen) Kuntze; Heliconia elongata Griggs; Heliconia lennartiana W.J.Kress); Images by Ranjini Kamath (Identified by Mahadeswara), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Heliconia [ ? ] for ID: Request Bot ID, common name & Family of the flower. Date/Time – 14-08-11/8.45amLocation – Lalbagh […]

Images by Ranjini Kamath(1,2) & Dr.Satish Phadke(3,4,5), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)      Zingiberales Week: Is this Heliconia setting seed? It is growing in a private garden in Chennai.  –  I think you are correct they are indeed setting seeds   Heliconia for ID – 290811 – RK: Request Botanical, Common ID of this Heliconia. Date/Time – […]

Heliconia stricta Huber, Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 543 1906. (Syn:  Bihai stricta (Huber) Griggs; Heliconia tricolor Abalo & G.Morales);   Images by Samir Mehta (Validation by Tanay Bose), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Heliconiaceae, Heliconia stricta: January 2011, Mumbai.  – Yes Heliconia stricta Kindly see the link below… http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Heliconia_stricta.htm Dwarf Jamaican […]

Heliconia latispatha Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur 170 1846. (Syn: Bihai latispatha (Benth.) Griggs; Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes.); Common name: Golden Lobster Claw, Expanded lobsterclaw      Images by Samir Mehta (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade) Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Heliconiaceae, Heliconia latispatha Benth:  ..was lucky to stumble upon this flower.. Syn: Bihai latispatha (Benth.) Griggs Syn: Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes. […]

Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 71 1802. (Syn: Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze; Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs; Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen); . Parrot’s beak, Hanging lobster claws, lobster claw, wild plantain, flowering banana, parrot’s flower, macaw flower, false bird-of-paradise; .    Id request – 241210PC1: Please identify the […]

Heliconia psittacorum L.f., Suppl. Pl. 158 1782. (Syn: Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs; Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze; Bihai sylvestris Gleason; Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch; Heliconia aurea Linden ex Lem.; Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros; Heliconia ballia Rich.; Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen; Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich.; Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros; Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker; Heliconia […]