Heliconia episcopalis

Heliconia episcopalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: H. episcopalis
Binomial name
Heliconia episcopalis
Vell.
Synonyms
  • Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kunze
  • Bihai ferdinando-coburgi (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Kuntze
  • Heliconia biflora Eicheler ex. Petersen
  • Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra
  • Heliconia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Petersen

Heliconia episcopalis of Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically grows up to 2 meters tall, native to Amazon Rainforest, in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru in South America.[1][2]

Uses

Heliconia episcopalis is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate.[3][4]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia episcopalis
  2. José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo. 1827. Florae Fluminensis, seu, Descriptionum plantarum parectura Fluminensi sponte mascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus 107, 3, t. 22, Heliconia episcopalis
  3. Loges, V., Castro, A.C.R., Costa, A.S., Verona, A.L., Nogueira, L.C., Guimarães, W.N.R., Castro, M.F.A. and Bezerra, M. (1 May 2007). "The Ornamental Attributes of Heliconia for Landscape Design in Brazil". Acta Horticulturae (Sanremo, Italy: ISHS) 743: 75–80. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7. (Portuguese)


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