Heliconia

  

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Heliconia latispatha Benth.  
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Heliconia psittacorum L.f. - different cultivars:
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Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata (Images by Rakesh Khedwal (Identified by Tanay Bose) & Pravin Kawale, (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))
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Heliconia stricta Huber 
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Heliconia wagneriana Petersen 
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From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

 
Binomial Habit Notes                                     References Distribution
Heliconia psittacorum L.    Herb Plains to  High Altitude,  Cultivated, Native of Tropical America Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989 All districts
 
Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Brief details-
Heliconia bicolor Benth.is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia bahia (? Heliconia bihai),
Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia vinosa W. Bull ex Ender is a synonym of Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia aureo-striata Bull. is a synonym of Heliconia stricta Huber
 
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)-
Heliconia angustifolia Hook. is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia bicolor Benth. is a synonym of Heliconia angusta Vell.,
Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook.,
Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq. is a synonym of Heliconia psittacorum L.f.,
Heliconia aureo-striata Bull. is a synonym of Heliconia stricta Huber
 

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