Heliconia tortuosa
| Heliconia tortuosa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| H. tortuosa in Monteverde, Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Heliconiaceae |
| Genus: | Heliconia |
| Species: | H. tortuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliconia tortuosa Griggs | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bihai tortuosa (Griggs) Griggs | |
Heliconia tortuosa is an herbaceous tropical perennial commonly found in secondary succession in montane forests in Central America and southern Mexico (Chiapas and Tabasco).[2] It is moderately shade tolerant. It has also been widely cultivated as a garden plant for its showy, usually twisted (hence the name tortuosa) inflorescences.[3][4]
Heliconia tortuosa is selective with its pollination, allowing only green hermit and violet sabrewing hummingbirds to pollinate its flowers.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Heliconia tortuosa
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia tortuosa
- ↑ Andersson, L. 1992. Revision of Heliconia subgen. Taeniostrobus and subgen. Heliconia (Musaceae-Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica 111: 1–98.
- ↑ Griggs, Robert Fiske. 1903. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30(12): 650, t. 29, f. 1. Heliconia tortuosa
- ↑ Betts, Matthew G., Hadley, Adam S. and Kress, W. John (10 February 2015). "Pollinator recognition by a keystone tropical plant". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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