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.[2] It is often cultivated as a tropical ornamental plant in regions outside its native range.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Heliconiaceae |
| Genus: | Heliconia |
| Species: | H. psittacorum
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The flower has both male parts (anthers) and female parts (stigma and pistil), also referred to as a monoecious angiosperm.[3][4][5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List Heliconia psittacorum
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia psittacorum
- ^ PLANTS Profile for Heliconia psittacorum (Parakeetflower) USDA Plants
- ^ "Heliconia psittacorum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von f. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 158. Heliconia psittacorum
- ^ Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 931, Musa humilis
- ^ Aristeguieta, Leandro. 1961. El Género Heliconia en Venezuela no. 16a, Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa
External links edit
- 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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