Heliconia acuminata
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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. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconia acuminata | |
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Bihai acuminata (A.Rich.) Kuntze | |
Heliconia acuminata (syn.: Heliconia pearcei Rusby) is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is an erect herb, typically growing 1.6 m tall, native to the South American countries of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.[2][3] It is also grown as an ornamental plant in other regions.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List Heliconia acuminata
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia acuminata
- ^ Richard, Louis Claude Marie. 1831. Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 15(Suppl.): 26–27, t. 11–12, Heliconia acuminata
- ^ 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
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