Heliconia hirsuta
Also known as: Bihai harrisiana Griggs +16 more
- Bihai harrisiana Griggs
- Bihai hirsuta (L.f.) Kuntze
- Bihai straminea Griggs
- Heliconia burle-marxii Emygdio
- Heliconia cannoidea var. villosa Petersen
- Heliconia cararensis Abalo & G.Morales
- Heliconia cardenasii L.B.Sm.
- Heliconia costanensis Aristeg.
- Heliconia harrisiana (Griggs) L.B.Sm.
- Heliconia hirsuta f. laxa Barreiros
- Heliconia hirsuta f. magnifolia Lane ex Barreiros
- Heliconia hirsuta f. valida Barreiros
- Heliconia hirsuta var. glabra Barreiros
- Heliconia hirsuta var. rubriflora R.R.Sm.
- Heliconia hirsuta var. villosula Loes.
- Heliconia straminea (Griggs) Standl.
- Limnocharis haenkei C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Heliconiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Heliconia hirsuta is a rhizomatous plant within the Heliconiaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Jamaica, Windward Is.