Heliconia stricta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Heliconiaceae |
| Genus: | Heliconia |
| Species: | H. stricta
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Heliconia stricta is a plant species native to Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, reproducing by seeds and by underground rhizomes. It is reportedly naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and cultivated as an ornamental in many other warm regions.[1][2][3]
Some common cultivated varieties are:[4][5][6][7]
- Bucky
- Dwarf Jamaican
- Fire Bird
- Iris Bannochie
- Oliveira's Sharonii
- Tagami
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia stricta
- ^ Huber, Jacob E. 1906. Boletim do Museo Goeldi de Historia Natural e Ethnographia. Belém. 4: 543, Heliconia stricta
- ^ Andersson, L. 1981. Revision of Heliconia sect. Heliconia (Musaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1(6): 759–784.
- ^ http Stokes Tropicals, Lafayette, Louisiana USA, Heliconia stricta 'Firebird'
- ^ Logees Fruiting Rare and Tropical Plants, Danielson Connecticut USA, Dwarf Jamaican Heliconia
- ^ National Tropical Botanical Garden, Koloa Hawai'i USA, Meet the Plants, Heliconia stricta Lobster Claw Red
- ^ Towen Mount Tropicals, Towen Mount Queensland Australia, Heliconia stricta, photos of numerous cultivars
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