Heliconia rostrata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia rostrata

Name

Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., 1802.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904.
  • Heterotypic
    • Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685. 1891.
    • Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen, Fl. Bras. (C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc., eds) 3(3): 18. 1890.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Introduced into:
      • Bangladesh, Comoros, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Thailand

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus III. tt. I–CLII Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. BHL Reference page. : 3: 71.

Additional references

  • Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ঝুলন্ত চিংড়ি
English: Lobster claw, False-bird-of-paradise
español: Patujú
Nederlands: Snavelheliconia
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