Heliconia
Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants. They are native tropical South America, as well as the Pacific Ocean Islands west to Indonesia. There are between 100 and 200 species in the genus. Other common names include lobster-claw, wild plantain and false bird-of-paradise.
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| Family: | Heliconiaceae
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| Genus: | Heliconia |
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The plants have very decorative flowers. For this reason they are often sold decorative plants.
Heliconia Media
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I love high temperature and high humidity and prefer some tree shade. Well-drained and fertile soil that is neutral or subacidic will help me grow well. I am a relatively high-end green plant that widely appear in gardens of southern area in China.
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Heliconia rostrata growing in West Bengal, India
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H. rostrata inflorescence close up
- False Bird-of-paradise (Heliconia acuminata) (28283687409).jpg
False Bird-of-paradise (Heliconia acuminata) (28283687409)
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Location taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL USA. Names: Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx Classification: Plantae > Angiosperms > Monocots > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia > Heliconia aemygdiana.
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Heliconia angusta (BG Zurich)-02
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Heliconia aurantiaca im Botanischen Garten Dresden
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Heliconia bihai 01 by Line1
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Dick Culbert: Switching farther north, Heliconia bourgaeana originated from Mexico to Nicaragua, and is here exhibited in the former.