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Heliconia caribaea

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Heliconia caribaea
Heliconia caribaea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Zingiberales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species: Heliconia caribaea

Name

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Heliconia caribaea Lam., 1783

Synonyms

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  • Bihai borinquena (Griggs) Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club., 445 (1904)
  • Bihai borinquena var. coccinea Griggs & Harris, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 42: 324 (1915)
  • Bihai conferta (Petersen) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891)
  • Bihai luteofusca (Jacq.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891)
  • Heliconia borinquena Griggs, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 658 (1903)
  • Heliconia conferta Petersen, Mart. Fl. Bras. 3: III. (1890) 13
  • Heliconia luteofusca Jacq., Hort. Schoenb. 1: 25 (1797)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
    • Introduced into:
      • Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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Vernacular names

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English: lobsterclaw
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