Heliconia pogonantha Cufod.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 3.5-4.5 m tall. The leaf stalks are about 1 m long. The leaves are broadly oblong and rounded at the base. They are 1.5-2 m long by 50 cm wide. The flowers hang down. They are red and curved backwards. The fruit are 1 cm long and bluish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 4.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forest. Cairns Botanical Garden.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible leaves shoots
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Images

Heliconia pogonantha unspecified picture

Distribution

Heliconia pogonantha world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119444-2
WFO ID wfo-0000438515
COL ID 6LJ2B
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Synonyms

Heliconia pogonantha

Lower taxons

Heliconia pogonantha var. pogonantha