Biology:Heliconia stricta
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Short description: Species of plant
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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. stricta
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliconia stricta Huber
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Heliconia stricta is a plant species native to Brazil , Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, reproducing by seeds and by underground rhizomes. It is reportedly naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and cultivated as an ornamental in many other warm regions.[1][2][3] The young leaves and bracts retain water, forming pools called phytotelmata, which provide habitat for diverse invertebrates.[4]
Some common cultivated varieties are:[5] [6] [7]
- Bucky
- Dwarf Jamaican
- Fire Bird
- Iris Bannochie
- Oliveira's Sharonii
- Tagami
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia stricta
- ↑ Huber, Jacob E. 1906. Boletim do Museo Goeldi de Historia Natural e Ethnographia. Belém. 4: 543, Heliconia stricta
- ↑ Andersson, L. 1981. Revision of Heliconia sect. Heliconia (Musaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1(6): 759–784.
- ↑ Jalinsky, J., T.A. Radocy, R. Wertenberger, & C.S. Chaboo. 2014. Insect diversity in phytotelmata habitats of two host plants, Heliconia stricta Huber (Heliconiaceae) and Calathea lutea Schult (Marantaceae) in the south-east Amazon of Peru. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(3): 299–311.
- ↑ http Stokes Tropicals, Lafayette, Louisiana USA, Heliconia stricta 'Firebird'
- ↑ National Tropical Botanical Garden, Koloa Hawai'i USA, Meet the Plants, Heliconia stricta Lobster Claw Red
- ↑ Towen Mount Tropicals, Towen Mount Queensland Australia, Heliconia stricta, photos of numerous cultivars
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2089439 entry
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