Heliconia acuminata

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]

Heliconia acuminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. acuminata
Binomial name
Heliconia acuminata
Synonyms[1]

Bihai acuminata (A.Rich.) Kuntze

References
  1. The Plant List Heliconia acuminata
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia acuminata
  3. 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
  4. 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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