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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
{{Speciesbox
|name = Red palulu
| name = Red palulu
|image = Heliconia caribaea (in Costa Rica).jpg
| image = Heliconia caribaea (in Costa Rica).jpg
|genus = Heliconia
| genus = Heliconia
|species = bihai
| species = bihai
|authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=wcsp/>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=wcsp/>
|synonyms = * ''Bihai bihai'' <small>[[Robert Fiske Griggs|Griggs]]</small>
| synonyms =
* ''Bihai bihai'' <small>[[Robert Fiske Griggs|Griggs]]</small>
*''Heliconia aurea'' <small>[[R.Rodr.]]</small>
* ''Heliconia aurea'' <small>[[R.Rodr.]]</small>
*''Musa bihai'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small>
* ''Musa bihai'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small>
}}
}}


'''''Heliconia bihai''''' ('''red palulu''') of the [[Heliconiaceae]] family 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>{{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'']</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'''.
'''''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'''.


==Uses==
==Uses==
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[[File:Heliconia bihai flower closeup.JPG|thumb|right|Flowers]]
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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>{{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}}</ref>


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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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This upward facing flower of the ''[[Heliconia]]'' family, which acts as a cup, is a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.

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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===
===Use as a symbol===
This plant is used as the symbol to represent the [[People's National Movement]] political party of [[Trinidad and Tobago]],<ref>Ferdie Ferreira, [http://newsday.co.tt/commentary/0,151372.html "PNM and the balisier, the symbol of fertility"], ''Newsday'', 28 November 2011.</ref> as well as by the [[Martinique Progressive Party]] (Parti Progressiste Martiniquais) of the French [[Overseas Department]] of [[Martinique]], in the [[West Indies]].
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]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Heliconia bihai}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Heliconia bihai|''Heliconia bihai''}}
{{Wikispecies}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Heliconia bihai|''Heliconia bihai''}}
* [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=163639 Heliconia bihai observations on iNaturalist]

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[[File:Heliconia bihai flower closeup.JPG|thumb|left]]


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[[Category:Heliconia|bihai]]
[[Category:Heliconia|bihai]]
[[Category:Flora of the Andes]]
[[Category:Flora of Mexico]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
[[Category:Flora of Southern America]]
[[Category:Flora of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Flora of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Flora of Hispaniola]]
[[Category:Flora of Jamaica]]
[[Category:Flora of Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Flora of Colombia]]
[[Category:Flora of the Windward Islands]]
[[Category:Flora of the Leeward Islands]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1753]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1753]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]


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Latest revision as of 11:57, 15 June 2023

Red palulu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. bihai
Binomial name
Heliconia bihai
(L.) L.
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]

Flowers

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]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia bihai
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil): Heliconia bihai Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "HELICONIACEAE Heliconia bihai" at Plants For Use.
  4. ^ (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
  5. ^ 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]

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