Heliconia latispatha

Heliconia latispatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Heliconiaceae
Genus:Heliconia
Species: H. latispatha
Binomial name
Heliconia latispatha
Synonyms[1]
  • Bihai latispatha (Benth.) Griggs
  • Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes.

Heliconia latispatha (expanded lobsterclaw)[2] is a plant species native to southern Mexico (Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche), Central America and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru) and naturalized in Florida and Jamaica.[1] It is an herb up to 4 m tall, with leaves resembling those of bananas. Inflorescence is erect, up to 45 cm long, with red or orange bracts subtending green, yellow or orange flowers.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia latispatha
  2. ↑ "Heliconia latispatha". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Flora of North America v 22, Heliconia latispatha
  4. ↑ George Bentham. 1846. Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur 170–171, Heliconia latispatha .
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