Wild Plantain (Heliconia vaginalis)
Heliconia vaginalis is a tropical perennial American native, with showy, erect inflorescences with colorful, distichous red/orange bracts. Popular ornamental.
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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Northern hemisphere
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Southern hemisphere
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Synonyms
Heliconia deflexa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderZingiberales
- familyHeliconiaceae
- genusHeliconia
- speciesHeliconia vaginalis