Heliconia angusta Vell.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.3-2.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.3 - 2.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Heliconia angusta unspecified picture

Distribution

Heliconia angusta world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119296-2
WFO ID wfo-0000436966
COL ID 3K8L3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bihai angusta Bihai angustifolia Heliconia aurorea Heliconia bicolor Heliconia bidentata Heliconia citrina Heliconia laneana Heliconia angusta Heliconia lacletteana Heliconia angustifolia Heliconia fluminensis Heliconia laneana var. flava Heliconia laneana f. elatior Heliconia laneana f. flava