PLANTS Profile for Heliconia (heliconia)

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PLANTS Profile

Heliconia L.
heliconia

Symbol:

HELIC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Heliconiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, HI, Oahu. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Heliconia L.

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Distribution:
Heliconia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Heliconia L.

View 1 genera in Heliconiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Heliconia aurantiaca

Distribution of Heliconia bihai (L.) L.. . Image Available.

Heliconia bihai
macawflower

Distribution of Heliconia caribaea Lam.. . Image Available.

Heliconia caribaea
lobsterclaw

Distribution of Heliconia collinsiana Griggs. . Image Available.

Heliconia collinsiana
platanillo

Distribution of Heliconia deflexa G.S. Daniels & F.G. Stiles. . Image Available.

Heliconia deflexa
wild plantain

Distribution of Heliconia irrasa R.R. Sm.. . Image Available.

Heliconia irrasa
wild plantain

Distribution of Heliconia latispatha Benth.. . Image Available.

Heliconia latispatha
expanded lobsterclaw

Distribution of Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.. . Image Available.

Heliconia metallica
shining bird of paradise

Heliconia pendula

Distribution of Heliconia platystachys Baker. . Image Available.

Heliconia platystachys
false bird of paradise

Distribution of Heliconia psittacorum L. f.. . Image Available.

Heliconia psittacorum
parakeetflower

Distribution of Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.. . Image Available.

Heliconia rostrata
false bird of paradise

Distribution of Heliconia stricta Huber. .

Heliconia stricta
Dwarf Jamaican Heliconia

Distribution of Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav.. .

Heliconia subulata
Guatemalan bird of paradise

Heliconia wagneriana

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Heliconia L.

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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

More Accounts and Images:
Heliconia L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42386.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 11:37 PM CDT