Heliconia zebrina Plowman, W.J.Kress & H.Kenn.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Heliconiaceae > Heliconia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.8-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
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

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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 -

Distribution

Heliconia zebrina world distribution map, present in Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292394-2
WFO ID wfo-0000439397
COL ID 3K8VJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Heliconia zebrina Heliconia variegata