Heliconia psittacorum L.f.

 
  • Family : HELICONIACEAE
    (Heliconia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HELICONIA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Heliconiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros; Heliconia aurea Linden ex Lem.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
  • Common name : Parakeet flower, Parrot flower
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grown as garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Often cultivated in gardens
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Virajapete)
  • Native : Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Chithra & Balakrishnan (1989). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 3
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Heliconia psittacorum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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