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| name = Red palulu |
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|image = Heliconia caribaea.jpg |
| image = Heliconia caribaea (in Costa Rica).jpg |
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|regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]] |
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|ordo = [[Zingiberales]] |
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* ''Bihai bihai'' <small>[[Robert Fiske Griggs|Griggs]]</small> |
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|familia = [[Heliconiaceae]] |
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* ''Heliconia aurea'' <small>[[R.Rodr.]]</small> |
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* ''Musa bihai'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small> |
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|binomial = ''Heliconia bihai'' |
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'''''Heliconia bihai''''' (Red palulu; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Bihai bihai'' [[Griggs]], ''Heliconia aurea'' [[R.Rodr.]], ''Heliconia caribaea'' [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]], ''Musa bihai'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) of the [[Heliconiaceae]] family is an erect [[herb]] typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to [[South America]], specially [[Brazil]] and [[Guianas]]. |
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'''''Heliconia bihai''''' ('''red palulu''') of the family [[Heliconiaceae]] is an erect [[herb]] typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to northern South America and the West Indies. It is especially common in northern Brazil and the [[Guianas]] but also found in [[Hispaniola]], Jamaica, the [[Lesser Antilles]], Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Venezuela and Colombia.<ref name=wcsp>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248319 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Heliconia bihai'' ]</ref><ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://umbuzeiro.cnip.org.br/db/pnechk/taxa/3006.html Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (''Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil''): ''Heliconia bihai''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311115854/http://umbuzeiro.cnip.org.br/db/pnechk/taxa/3006.html |date=2007-03-11 }}</ref> Other names by which the plant is commonly known include '''balisier'''<ref>[http://plantsforuse.com/index.php?page=1&id=631 "HELICONIACEAE Heliconia bihai"] at Plants For Use.</ref> and '''macawflower'''. |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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This plant is used as an [[ornamental plant]] in hot regions with a humid climate ([[Hardiness zone|USDA zone]] 9-11), and this plant is typically pollinated by [[bat]]s and [[hummingbird]]s. |
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This plant is used as an [[ornamental plant]] in hot regions with a humid climate ([[Hardiness zone|USDA zone]] 9-11), and is typically pollinated by [[bat]]s and [[hummingbird]]s.<ref>{{in lang|pt}} Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M. S. (2001) ''Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras.'' [http://www.plantarum.com.br/ Plantarum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101225909/http://www.plantarum.com.br/ |date=2019-01-01 }} {{ISBN|85-86714-12-7}}</ref> |
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===Use as a symbol=== |
===Use as a symbol=== |
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This plant is used as the symbol to represent the [[People's National Movement]] |
This plant is used as the symbol to represent the [[People's National Movement]] political party of [[Trinidad and Tobago]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2011/11/28/pnm-and-the-balisier-the-symbol-of-fertility/|title=PNM and the balisier, the symbol of fertility|last=Ferreira|first=Ferdie|date=28 November 2011|work=[[Trinidad and Tobago Newsday]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011234414/https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2011/11/28/pnm-and-the-balisier-the-symbol-of-fertility/|archive-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> as well as by the [[Martinique Progressive Party]] (Parti Progressiste Martiniquais) of the French [[Overseas Department]] of [[Martinique]], in the [[West Indies]]. |
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==References== |
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* {{pt icon}} Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) ''Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras.'' [http://www.plantarum.com.br/ Plantarum] ISBN 85-86714-12-7 |
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==External links== |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Heliconia bihai|''Heliconia bihai''}} |
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* {{Wikispecies-inline|Heliconia bihai|''Heliconia bihai''}} |
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* {{pt icon}} [http://umbuzeiro.cnip.org.br/db/pnechk/taxa/3006.html Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (''Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil''): ''Heliconia bihai''] |
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* [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=163639 Heliconia bihai observations on iNaturalist] |
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[[es:Heliconia bihai]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1753]] |
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[[fr:Heliconia bihai]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 15 June 2023
Red palulu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Heliconiaceae |
Genus: | Heliconia |
Species: | H. bihai
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Binomial name | |
Heliconia bihai | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Heliconia bihai (red palulu) of the family Heliconiaceae is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to northern South America and the West Indies. It is especially common in northern Brazil and the Guianas but also found in Hispaniola, Jamaica, the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Venezuela and Colombia.[1][2] Other names by which the plant is commonly known include balisier[3] and macawflower.
Uses[edit]
This plant is used as an ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate (USDA zone 9-11), and is typically pollinated by bats and hummingbirds.[4]
This upward facing flower of the genus Heliconia, which acts as a cup, is a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.
Use as a symbol[edit]
This plant is used as the symbol to represent the People's National Movement political party of Trinidad and Tobago,[5] as well as by the Martinique Progressive Party (Parti Progressiste Martiniquais) of the French Overseas Department of Martinique, in the West Indies.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia bihai
- ^ (in Portuguese) Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil): Heliconia bihai Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "HELICONIACEAE Heliconia bihai" at Plants For Use.
- ^ (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
- ^ Ferreira, Ferdie (28 November 2011). "PNM and the balisier, the symbol of fertility". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Heliconia bihai at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Heliconia bihai at Wikispecies
- Heliconia bihai observations on iNaturalist