WorldFloraDB - Heliconia rostrata

Characteristics

Stout plants 3-5 m. tall; leaves broadly oblong, 45-150 cm. long, 15-40 cm. broad, broadly obtuse at the base; inflorescences pendulous, the peduncle stout, 30-90 cm. long, rather inconspicuously puberulent, the rachis flexuous; bracts very broadly ovate, obtuse to broadly acute at the tip, broadest and somewhat cordate slightly below the middle, obtusely narrowed to the base, 4-9 cm. long, 4-8 cm. broad, minutely puberulent, deep crimson, strongly reflexed at anthesis; perianth 3-4 cm. long, greenish-yellow; fruits broadly trigonal, 1 cm. long, purplish-blue.

More

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaf stalks can be 7 m long and look like banana leaves. The leaves are 1-2 m long. The flowers hang downward. The bracts are yellow with green tips. They are like a parrot's beak.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

4.0 - 8.0

Mature height (meter)

3.5 - 5.0

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

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

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in areas with good moisture and soil.

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Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	roots
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or division of the rhizome.

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