Heliconia bihai

Heliconia bihai

Heliconia bihai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia bihai

Name

Heliconia bihai (L.) L., 1771

Synonyms

• Bihai bihai (L.) Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club., 445 (1904)
• Bihai distans (Griggs) Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club., 445 (1904)
• Bihai purpurea (Griggs) Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club., 445 (1904)
• Bihai rutila (Griggs) Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club., 445 (1904)
• Heliconia aureo-striata Hort. ex, Bull. Cat. (1881) 18
• Heliconia distans Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 657 (1903)
• Heliconia nigrescens Jacq., Hort Schoenb. 1: 25 (1797)
• Heliconia purpurea Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 656 (1903)
• Heliconia rutila Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 657 (1903)
• Heliconia schaeferiana Rodriguez, Acta Biol. Venezuela. 1: 209-212 (1954)
• Heliconia striata Hort.Veitch, ex Fl. des Serres, 23: (1880) t. 2416-17
• Heliconia variegata Jacq., Hort. Schoenb. 1: 25 (1797)
• Musa bihai L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1043 (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Brazil North Regional: Western South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Hawaii, Jamaica, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : ii. 2:211.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia bihai in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Oct 08. Heliconia bihai. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Oct 08.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia bihai. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia bihai. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 08. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliconia bihai in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: macawflower

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