Heliconia hirsuta

Heliconia hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. This plant is an erect herb up to 2 m tall, and it is native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, from Belize to Trinidad to Argentina.[1][2]

Heliconia hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. hirsuta
Binomial name
Heliconia hirsuta
Synonyms
  • Bihai harrisiana Griggs
  • Bihai hirsuta (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Heliconia costanensis Aristeg.

Uses

Heliconia hirsuta is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in hot regions with humid climates.[3]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia hirsuta
  2. Andersson, L. 1985. Revision of Heliconia subgen. Stenochlamys (Musaceae-Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica 82: 1–124.
  3. (in Portuguese) 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


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