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'''''Heliconia chartacea''''' is a species of ''[[Heliconia]]'' native to tropical [[South America]] ([[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], [[Suriname]], [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]])<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248343 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, ''Heliconia chartacea'']</ref> |
'''''Heliconia chartacea''''' is a species of ''[[Heliconia]]'' native to tropical [[South America]] ([[Brazil]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], [[Suriname]], [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]).<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248343 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, ''Heliconia chartacea'']</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Heliconia chartacea'' is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the [[banana]]. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age. The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy [[bracts]], (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including [[tanager]]s and [[thrush (bird)|thrush]]es.<ref>Barreiros, Humberto de Souza. 1972. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 32: 205–207, ''Heliconia chartacea''</ref><ref>Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40576061#page/3/mode/1up Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584]</ref><ref>Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas. |
''Heliconia chartacea'' is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the [[banana]]. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age. The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy [[bracts]], (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including [[tanager]]s and [[thrush (bird)|thrush]]es.<ref>Barreiros, Humberto de Souza. 1972. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 32: 205–207, ''Heliconia chartacea''</ref><ref>Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40576061#page/3/mode/1up Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584]</ref><ref>Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.</ref><ref>Kress, W. J. 1997. A synopsis of the genus ''Heliconia'' (Heliconiaceae) in Venezuela, with one new variety. BioLlania, Edición Especial 6: 407–430, ''Heliconia chartacea'' var. ''meeana''</ref> |
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Heliconia chartacea is a species of Heliconia native to tropical South America (Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru).[1]
Description
Heliconia chartacea is a herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the banana. It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age. The flowering stems are pendulous. The bright pink color of the flower bracts is rare among heliconias, making it very easy to identify. The conspicuous pink part of the large and showy hanging inflorescences is actually the waxy bracts, (modified leaves), with the small green true flowers half-hidden inside. It has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds, including tanagers and thrushes.[2][3][4][5][6]
Ecology
Heliconia chartacea is a common upland species of disturbed sites, young secondary forest, and abandoned cultivation, and is often found near human habitation. It is pollinated by hermit hummingbirds, whose curved beaks are well adapted to probe the curved flowers for nectar, their main food source. Some species such as the Rufous-breasted Hermit also use the plant for nesting.
Uses
Several cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including 'Sexy Pink' and 'Sexy Scarlet'.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species, Heliconia chartacea
- ^ Barreiros, Humberto de Souza. 1972. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 32: 205–207, Heliconia chartacea
- ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
- ^ Kress, W. J. 1997. A synopsis of the genus Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) in Venezuela, with one new variety. BioLlania, Edición Especial 6: 407–430, Heliconia chartacea var. meeana
- ^ My Nice Garden, Gardening in Malaysia, Heliconia chartacea, Sexy Pink Lady
- ^ Daves Garden, PlantFiles, Pink Flamingo Heliconia, Heliconia chartacea 'Sexy Pink'
- ^ Shailesh Nursery, Kohalpur, Maharashtra, India, Heliconia chartacea Sexy Pink/