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Heliconia episcopalis

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Species of plant

Heliconia episcopalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: H. episcopalis
Binomial name
Heliconia episcopalis
Vell.
Synonyms
  • Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kunze
  • Bihai ferdinando-coburgi (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Kuntze
  • Heliconia biflora Eicheler ex. Petersen [es]
  • Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra
  • Heliconia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Petersen

Heliconia episcopalis is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is an erect herb typically growing up to 2 meters tall, native to the Amazon Rainforest, in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru in South America.

Uses

Heliconia episcopalis is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia episcopalis
  2. José Mariano da Conceição Vellozo. 1827. Florae Fluminensis, seu, Descriptionum plantarum parectura Fluminensi sponte mascentium liber primus ad systema sexuale concinnatus 107, 3, t. 22, Heliconia episcopalis
  3. Loges, V.; Castro, A.C.R.; Costa, A.S.; Verona, A.L.; Nogueira, L.C.; Guimarães, W.N.R.; Castro, M.F.A.; Bezerra, M. (1 May 2007). "The Ornamental Attributes of Heliconia for Landscape Design in Brazil". Acta Horticulturae. 743 (743). Sanremo, Italy: ISHS: 75–80. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.743.9. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum Archived 2019-01-01 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 85-86714-12-7. (in Portuguese)

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Taxon identifiers
Heliconia episcopalis


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