Heliconia bihai
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| Heliconia bihai (L.) L. |
Heliconia bihai (Lobster claw, Red palulu; syn. Bihai bihai Griggs, Heliconia aurea R.Rodr., Heliconia caribaea Lam., Musa bihai L.) of the Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically growing over than 1,5 m tall, native to South America, specially Brazil and Guianas.
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[edit] Uses
It is used like a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate (USDA zone 9-11), and this plant is typically pollinated by bats and hummingbirds.
This upward facing flower of the Heliconia family, which acts as a cup, is a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.
[edit] References
- (Portuguese) Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7
[edit] Notes
This plant is used as the symbol to represent the People's National Movement Political Party of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as by the Martinique Progressive Party (Parti Progressiste Martiniquais) of the French Overseas Department of Martinique, in the West Indies.
[edit] External links
- (French) Heliconia bihai
- (Portuguese) Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil): Heliconia bihai
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