Heliconia hirsuta

Heliconia hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Heliconiaceae
Genus:	Heliconia
Species:	H. hirsuta
Binomial name
	Heliconia hirsuta; L.f.
Synonyms
	Bihai harrisiana Griggs; Bihai hirsuta (L.f.) Kuntze; Heliconia costanensis Aristeg.; ;

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Heliconia hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. This plant is an erect herb up to 2 m tall, and it is native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, from Belize to Trinidad to Argentina.^[1]^[2]

Uses

Heliconia hirsuta is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in hot regions with humid climates.^[3]

References

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia hirsuta
^ Andersson, L. 1985. Revision of Heliconia subgen. Stenochlamys (Musaceae-Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica 82: 1–124.
^ (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

External links

Heliconia hirsuta observations on iNaturalist

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia hirsuta

[2] Andersson, L. 1985. Revision of Heliconia subgen. Stenochlamys (Musaceae-Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica 82: 1–124.

[3] (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

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