Heliconiaceae
Shining bird of paradise
Heliconia metallica
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 蝎尾蕉
- English
- Shining bird of paradise
Synonyms
- Bihai metallica (Planch. & Linden) Kuntze
- Heliconia nana G.Rodr.
- Heliconia osaensis var. rubescens F.G.Stiles
- Heliconia vinosa W.Bull ex Ender
- Heliconia vinosa W.Bull
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gonzalez Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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 
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.