Heliconia_vellerigera

<i>Heliconia vellerigera</i>

Heliconia vellerigera

Species of plant

Heliconia vellerigera is a plant species in the family Heliconiaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica.[2][3] It is a large herb up to 6 m (20 feet) tall with a pendulous inflorescence of 20-30 red-orange bracts covered with cinnamon-colored hairs.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List, Heliconia vellerigera
  2. [2]
    Encyclopedia of Life
  3. [3]
    Poeppig, Reise in Chile, Peru 2: 295. 1836.
  4. [4]
    Banana tree, Heliconia velligeriana
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