Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconia psittacorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Heliconiaceae |
Genus: | Heliconia |
Species: | H. psittacorum |
Binomial name | |
Heliconia psittacorum L.f. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ The Plant List Heliconia psittacorum
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia psittacorum
- ↑ PLANTS Profile for Heliconia psittacorum (Parakeetflower) USDA Plants
- ↑ Heliconia psittacorum information from NPGS/GRIN
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von f. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 158. Heliconia psittacorum
- ↑ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 931, Musa humilis
- ↑ Aristeguieta, Leandro. 1961. El Género Heliconia en Venezuela no. 16a, Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa
External links
- line drawing of Heliconia psittacorum for Flora of Panama
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Heliconia psittacorum
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