Heliconiaceae
Heliconia marginata
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 垂花赫蕉, 五彩蝎尾蕉, 泰国鹤望兰
Synonyms
- Bihai marginata Griggs
- Heliconia marginata f. lutea Aristeg.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, May, July, December (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sergio Garrido Villa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kozue Kawakami, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.