PLANTS Profile for Heliconia caribaea (lobsterclaw)

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PLANTS Profile

Heliconia caribaea Lam.
lobsterclaw

Symbol:

HECA10

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Heliconiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

PR		N
VI		N

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Heliconia caribaea Lam.

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Distribution:
Heliconia caribaea Lam.


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Heliconia caribaea Lam.

View 1 genera in Heliconiaceae, 15 species in Heliconia

Classification:
Heliconia caribaea Lam.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Heliconiaceae – Heliconia family
Genus	Heliconia L. – heliconia
Species	Heliconia caribaea Lam. – lobsterclaw

More Accounts and Images:
Heliconia caribaea Lam.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42387.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:42 AM CDT