Biology:Heliconia latispatha
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Short description: Species of plant
| Heliconia latispatha | |
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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. latispatha
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconia latispatha Benth.
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Heliconia latispatha (expanded lobsterclaw)[2] is a plant species native to southern Mexico (Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche), Central America and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru) and naturalized in Florida and Jamaica.[1] It is an herbaceous perennial up to 4 m tall, with leaves resembling those of bananas. The inflorescence is erect, up to 45 cm long, with red or orange bracts subtending green, yellow or orange flowers.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia latispatha
- ↑ "Heliconia latispatha". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HELA12. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Flora of North America v 22, Heliconia latispatha
- ↑ George Bentham. 1846. Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur 170–171, Heliconia latispatha .
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q311942 entry
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