Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.6-2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 2.0
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 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible leaves roots tubers
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 aurantiaca unspecified picture

Distribution

Heliconia aurantiaca world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119302-2
WFO ID wfo-0000437016
COL ID 3K8LC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447815
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Synonyms

Bihai aurantiaca Bihai choconiana Heliconia brevispatha Heliconia aurantiaca Heliconia choconiana