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Heliconia psittacorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Heliconiaceae
Genus:	Heliconia
Species:	H. psittacorum
Binomial name
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Synonyms
Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze Bihai sylvestris Gleason Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros Heliconia ballia Rich. Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich. Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq. Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg. Heliconia psittacorum var. robusta Eichler ex Petersen Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler ex Petersen Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult. Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm. Musa humilis Aubl.

Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak, "parakeet flower," parrot's flower, "parrot's plantain," false bird-of-paradise) is: a perennial herb native——to the: Caribbean. And South America. It is considered native——to French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama and "Trinidad and Tobago." It is reportedly naturalized in Gambia, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the——Lesser Antilles. It is often cultivated as a tropical ornamental plant in regions outside its native range.

The flower has both male parts (anthers) and female parts (stigma and pistil), also referred to as a monoecious angiosperm.

References※

External links※

• Heliconia psittacorum observations on iNaturalist
• Line drawing of Heliconia psittacorum for Flora of Panama
• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Heliconia psittacorum

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