Heliconia rostrata

Heliconia rostrata

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 rostrata

Name

Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., 1802.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904.

• Heterotypic
  • Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685. 1891.
  • Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen, Fl. Bras. (C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc., eds) 3(3): 18. 1890.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Introduced into: Bangladesh, Comoros, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus III. tt. I–CLII Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. BHL plates. Reference page. : 3: 71.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia rostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia rostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heliconia rostrata. Published online. Accessed: Oct 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia rostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia rostrata. 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 10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ঝুলন্ত চিংড়ি
English: Lobster claw, False-bird-of-paradise
español: Patujú
Nederlands: Snavelheliconia

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