Heliconia caribaea Lam.

Lobsterclaw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A herb. The fruit are dark black. They have black seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Frequent in humid ravines and on moist or wet hillsides at low to middle elevations from 50-700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The roots are a source of edible starch.
Uses environmental use gene source
Edible rhizomes roots seeds shoots
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

Habit

Heliconia caribaea habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Heliconia caribaea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Heliconia caribaea leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)
Heliconia caribaea leaf picture by Philippe Feldmann (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Heliconia caribaea flower picture by niicole boinot (cc-by-sa)
Heliconia caribaea flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Heliconia caribaea flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Heliconia caribaea fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Heliconia caribaea world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000437264
COL ID 3K8MK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447816
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Heliconia borinquena Heliconia conferta Bihai borinquena Bihai conferta Bihai luteofusca Bihai borinquena var. coccinea Heliconia luteofusca Heliconia caribaea