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Heliconia episcopalis

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Heliconia episcopalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. episcopalis
Binomial name
Heliconia episcopalis
Synonyms
  • Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kunze
  • Bihai ferdinando-coburgi (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Kuntze
  • Heliconia biflora Eicheler ex. Petersen [es]
  • Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra
  • Heliconia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Petersen

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

Uses

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

References

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  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.; Bezerra, M. (1 May 2007). "The Ornamental Attributes of Heliconia for Landscape Design in Brazil". Acta Horticulturae. 743 (743). Sanremo, Italy: ISHS: 75–80. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.743.9. ISSN 0567-7572. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ^ 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. (in Portuguese)
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