Heliconia psittacorum

Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia psittacorum

Name

Heliconia psittacorum L.f., 1782

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Musa humilis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 931 (1775), nom. rej.
  • Heliconia ballia Rich., Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 107 (1792).
  • Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw in J.F.Miller, Cimelia Phys.: 74 (1796).
  • Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 23 (1797).
  • Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 591 (1819).
  • Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(Suppl.): 24 (1831).
  • Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch, Linnaea 20: 465 (1847).
  • Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch, Linnaea 20: 464 (1847).
  • Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 21 (1890).
  • Heliconia psittacorum var. robusta Eichler ex Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 22 (1890).
  • Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler ex Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 22 (1890).
  • Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891).
  • Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 197 (1893).
  • Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904).
  • Bihai sylvestris Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 192 (1925).
  • Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6 (1939).
  • Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg., Gen. Heliconia Venez.: 16a (1961).
  • Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros, Rodriguésia 28: 131 (1976).
  • Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros, Rodriguésia 20: 226 (1978).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Regional: Central America Panamá Regional: Southern South America Paraguay Introduced into: Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Gambia, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 158.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia psittacorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Heliconia psittacorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Heliconia psittacorum. Published online. Accessed: Oct 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Heliconia psittacorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Heliconia psittacorum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliconia psittacorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: parakeetflower
فارسی: گل طوطی
polski: Helikonia papuzia
ไทย: พุทธรักษาญี่ปุ่น
Tiếng Việt: Mỏ két
中文: 豔紅赫蕉

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