WorldFloraDB - Heliconia platystachys

Characteristics

Stout plants 2-5 m. tall; leaves broadly oblong, rounded at the base, 60-130 cm. long, 15-30 cm. *broad; inflorescences pendulous, the peduncle relatively stout, 15-35 cm. long, glabrous or essentially so, the rachis strongly flexuous; bracts ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, 8-30 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, deep yellow, essentially horizontal; perianth 3-4 cm. long, greenish-yellow; fruits broadly oblongoid, about 1 cm. long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

2.2 - 4.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

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 platystachys unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119441-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000438493
COL ID	3K8SB
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bihai platystachys Heliconia platystachys Heliconia catheta Heliconia tridentata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Heliconia platystachys Baker

False bird of paradise (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia