Heliconiaceae
Macawflower
Heliconia bihai
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 比海蝎尾蕉
- English
- Macawflower
- Haitian Creole
- Bannann mawon
Synonyms
- Bihai bihai (L.) Griggs
- Bihai distans (Griggs) Griggs
- Bihai purpurea (Griggs) Griggs
- Bihai rutila (Griggs) Griggs
- Heliconia distans Griggs
- Heliconia nigrescens Jacq.
- Heliconia purpurea Griggs
- Heliconia rutila Griggs
- Heliconia schaeferiana G.Rodr.
- Heliconia variegata Jacq.
- Musa bihai L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.