Heliconiaceae
Platanillo
Heliconia collinsiana
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 柯氏蝎尾蕉
- English
- Platanillo
Synonyms
- Bihai collinsiana (Griggs) Griggs
Photos
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.