Heliconia aemygdiana

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Heliconia aemygdiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. aemygdiana
Binomial name
Heliconia aemygdiana
Burle-Marx

Heliconia aemygdiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte found in tropical South America.[1] It has a cucumber-like aroma.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ Knudsen, Jette T.; Tollsten, Lars; Groth, Inga; BergströM, Gunnar; Raguso, Robert A. (October 2004). "Trends in floral scent chemistry in pollination syndromes: floral scent composition in hummingbird-pollinated taxa". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 146 (2): 191–199. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00329.x.