Heliconiaceae

Heliconia L. (Not native)

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Heliconia psittacorum L.f., Suppl. Pl. (1782) 158. Distribution: America. DINAGAT (photos), MINDANAO: Davao Oriental (photos), NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY. Notes: Naturalized in open fields and thickets, and along ditches (R. Bustamante, pers. comm., 21-Nov-20). Naturalized.

Heliconia bihai (L.) L., Mant. Pl. Altera (1771) 211; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 228; ≡ Musa bihai L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 1043. Distribution: Neotropics. Notes: Planted for ornamental purposes. Cultivated, not naturalized.
Heliconia indica Lam., Encycl. (Lamarck) 1 (1785) 426; Backer & Bakh. f., Fl. Java 3 (1968) 40. Notes: Regarded as a native of E Malesia but perhaps not indigenous there. Cultivated, not naturalized.
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3 (1802) 71. Distribution: America. Notes: Not naturalized. Cultivated, not naturalized.

Kress, WJ. 1990. The taxonomy of old world Heliconia (Heliconiaceae). Allertonia: 1-58.