Heliconia psittacorum L.f. is a plant in the Heliconiaceae family, order Zingiberales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
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.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Heliconia psittacorum L.f. can reach a height of 1 to 2 meters. Its leaves are shaped lanceolate to elliptical, and resemble banana leaves. This plant produces flowers that contain both male reproductive structures (anthers) and female reproductive structures (stigma and pistil), which makes it a monoecious angiosperm. Its inflorescence grows upright, and is made up of red bracts and pale-yellow, tubular-shaped flowers.
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Heliconia aurantiaca Verschaff.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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