Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx is a plant in the Heliconiaceae family, order Zingiberales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx

Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx

Heliconia aemygdiana is an aromatic flowering rhizomatous geophyte from tropical South America in the Heliconiaceae family.

Family
Genus
Heliconia
Order
Zingiberales
Class
Liliopsida

About Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx

Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the family Heliconiaceae. This plant is a rhizomatous geophyte, native to tropical South America, and produces a cucumber-like aroma. It was first formally described by Roberto Burle Marx, the famous Brazilian landscapist and architect.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Zingiberales Heliconiaceae Heliconia

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