Heliconiaceae
Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Heliconia bihai (L.) L.
Heliconia bihai is an erect tropical herb, grown as an ornamental, and used as a symbol for two Caribbean political parties.
Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Heliconia latispatha Benth.
Heliconia latispatha is an herbaceous perennial plant native to the tropical Americas and naturalized in Florida and Jamaica.
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Heliconia psittacorum L.f. is a 1–2 meter tall monoecious angiosperm with banana-like leaves and upright red-bracted inflorescences.
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.
Heliconia rostrata, hanging lobster claw, is a herbaceous perennial, the shared national flower of Bolivia, popular in tropical landscaping.
Heliconia acuminata A.Rich.
Heliconia acuminata A.Rich.
Heliconia acuminata is an erect South American herb in the Heliconiaceae family, grown as an ornamental.
Heliconia caribaea Lam.
Heliconia caribaea Lam.
Heliconia is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants that provide shelter and food for wildlife, and are widely grown as ornamentals.
Heliconia mariae Hook.f.
Heliconia mariae Hook.f.
Heliconia mariae Hook.f. is a flowering plant species in the Heliconiaceae family found in northwest South America and Central America.
Heliconia stricta Huber
Heliconia stricta Huber
Heliconia stricta Huber is an ornamental flowering plant native to northern South America with cultivated varieties and water-holding phytotelmata.
Heliconia collinsiana Griggs
Heliconia collinsiana Griggs
Heliconia collinsiana is a tall erect herb native to Central America and southern Mexico, widely grown as an ornamental plant.
Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff.
Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff.
Heliconia aurantiaca is a rhizomatous herbaceous heliconia native to Central America from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.
Heliconia tortuosa Griggs
Heliconia tortuosa Griggs
Heliconia tortuosa is a tropical perennial that is selectively pollinated by specific hummingbirds and cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.
Heliconia episcopalis Vell.
Heliconia episcopalis Vell.
Heliconia episcopalis is an erect Amazon-native heliconia herb commonly grown as an ornamental in hot, humid climates.
Heliconia vellerigera Poepp.
Heliconia vellerigera Poepp.
Heliconia vellerigera is a large native Central and South American herb in Heliconiaceae with distinctive hairy red-orange bracts.
Heliconia hirsuta L.f.
Heliconia hirsuta L.f.
Heliconia hirsuta is an erect flowering herb native to the Americas, widely cultivated as an ornamental in hot humid regions.
Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros
Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros
Heliconia chartacea is a tall herbaceous heliconia with distinctive bright pink bracts, popular for gardens and cut flower use.
Heliconia angusta Vell.
Heliconia angusta Vell.
Heliconia angusta Vell. is an erect Brazilian herb often cultivated as a cold-hardy ornamental plant.
Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx
Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx
Heliconia aemygdiana is an aromatic flowering rhizomatous geophyte from tropical South America in the Heliconiaceae family.
Heliconia burleana Abalo & G.Morales
Heliconia burleana Abalo & G.Morales
Heliconia burleana is a Heliconiaceae species native to Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru, growing in moist montane forests.
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