Heliconia episcopalis

Heliconia episcopalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): 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
  • Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra
  • Heliconia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Petersen

Heliconia episcopalis of Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically grows up to 2 meters tall, native to Amazon Rainforest, in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru in South America.[1][2]

Uses

Heliconia episcopalis is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate.[3][4]

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. and Bezerra, M. (1 May 2007). "The Ornamental Attributes of Heliconia for Landscape Design in Brazil". Acta Horticulturae. Sanremo, Italy: ISHS. 743: 75–80. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7. (Portuguese)


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