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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);
Heliconia [ ? ] for ID: Request Bot ID, common name & Family of the flower.
Date/Time – 14-08-11/8.45am
Location – Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Habitat – Garden/Park Ht – 7′ Heliconia species for sure. Possibly this could be Heliconia wagneriana. There are so many introduced varieties in Heliconia (ornamental) with different shades of colours of the inflorescence and the foliage, one should be cautious while narrowing down to species Yes this should be Heliconia wagneriana.
Heliconia For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 21APR16 : AK-19 : 19/19 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Ornamental Heliconia seen on 29th March.
This looks different from the Erect Lobster Claw, Heliconia stricta.
Could be Heliconis wagneriana ‘Rainbow’ as per the following link…..
http://www.flowercornerbali.com/#!heliconia wagneriana ‘rainbow’/zoom/c1949/image1ubn
Pl. see comparative images of Heliconia at efi.
I think matches with images at Google search
You may also check this link : http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Heliconia_sp.htm
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