Heliconiaceae
False bird of paradise
Heliconia platystachys
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 粉鸟蝎尾蕉, 粉鸟赫蕉
- English
- False bird of paradise
Synonyms
- Bihai platystachys (Baker) Griggs
- Heliconia catheta R.R.Sm.
- Heliconia tridentata Barreiros
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aitor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gsexauer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kelly_Ortega_Agamez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Harris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosario Douglas, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.