About Heliconia tortuosa Griggs
Heliconia tortuosa Griggs is a herbaceous tropical perennial plant. It is most commonly found growing during secondary succession in montane forests of Central America and southern Mexico, specifically the states of Chiapas and Tabasco. This species is moderately shade tolerant. It has been widely cultivated as a garden plant, valued for its showy inflorescences that are typically twisted—this characteristic gives the species its specific epithet tortuosa. Heliconia tortuosa is selective about pollination, and only allows green hermit and violet sabrewing hummingbirds to pollinate its flowers.
