Heliconia psittacorum

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 humilis (Aubl.) Jacq.; Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw; Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg. …; Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch; Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult.; Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm.; Musa humilis Aubl.; Musa humilis Perrault);

Chuukese: aruru ponape, mwakumwak • English: crab claw, heliconia, lobster claw, parakeet flower, parrot’s beak, parrot’s flower, parrot’s plantain, psittacorum • Maori (Cook Islands): tiare parata‘ito • Samoan: vae paa ;

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Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Heliconia: Sending photo of Heliconia flower.

Place : Nirvana Park, Powai, Mumbai
Date : February 2009

I think this is “Orange Parrot Heliconia ” – Heliconia psittacorum ‘choconiana’

Images by Dr. Balkar Singh (Validation by Vijayasankar Raman), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)- three different cultivars

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Flora of Kerala: Heliconia psittacorum L. f. from Calicut University Campus:

Heliconia psittacorum L. f.

Common Garden plant in Calicut University Campus

Shot in Dec 2012

Pls Validate id

I agree with the id. But the last two pictures perhaps represent a different cultivar, like this one.

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Heliconia psittacorum : For ID Confirmation : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 191213 : AK-24 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
Picture taken on 25/11/13 in the garden.

Cultivated, ornamental.

Image by E.Thiruvengadam (Identified by Ajinkya Gadave), (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)

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To share 120910 ET – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 5 posts by 5 authors.

This flower pictures I took, near Waynad Wildlife Sanctuaries, Kerala
Date/Time- —— May 16, 2010 —-Morning time
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS—— Waynad Wildlife Sanctuaries

Heliconia angusta

The last picture is certianly Heliconia angusta.

I think a cultivar of Heliconia psittacorum L.f. as per images herein.

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May 2010- Nirvana Park, Powai, Mumbai;

Bird of paradise – indiantreepix | Google Groups

flower for ID120810MN – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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ID of the tree. : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors.

In this pix, a Blue Throated Barbet is sitting on a flowering tree.
Please help me for ID of the tree. I think it is not Heliconia.

Yes …! It is Heliconia humilis. I think in common parlance it is known as bird of paradise. It is ad makers’ darling.

I think its common name is Parrots Beak – and I am not too sure if that belongs to the Heliconia group. Bird of Paradise, which is a Heliconia, is distinctly different from this.

…! I checked up from Wilkepedia. Yes Bird of Paradise belongs to sterilitzia group. What … saw very much from the heliconia group. It is also known as False Bird of Paradise. Other common names are lobster claw and wild plantain.