Heliconia psittacorum

Heliconia psittacorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: H. psittacorum
Binomial name
Heliconia psittacorum
L.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
  • Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs
  • Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Bihai sylvestris Gleason
  • Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch
  • 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 psittacorum var. robusta Eichler ex Petersen
  • Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler ex Petersen
  • Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch
  • Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult.
  • Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm.
  • Musa humilis Aubl.

Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak, parakeet flower, parrot's flower, parrot's plantain, false bird-of-paradise) is a perennial herb native to the Caribbean and South America. It is considered native to French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. It is reportedly naturalized in Gambia, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles.[2] It is often cultivated as a tropical ornamental plant in regions outside its native range.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List Heliconia psittacorum
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia psittacorum
  3. ↑ PLANTS Profile for Heliconia psittacorum (Parakeetflower) USDA Plants
  4. ↑ Heliconia psittacorum information from NPGS/GRIN
  5. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von f. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 158. Heliconia psittacorum
  6. ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 931, Musa humilis
  7. ↑ Aristeguieta, Leandro. 1961. El Género Heliconia en Venezuela no. 16a, Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa

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