Heliconiaceae
Parakeetflower
Heliconia psittacorum
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 豔紅赫蕉, 鸚黃赫蕉, 鹦鹉蝎尾蕉, 红鸟蝎尾蕉, 鹦黄赫蕉, 艳红赫蕉
- Dutch
- Papegaaienbanaan
- English
- Parakeetflower
- Japanese
- ヒメゴクラクチョウカ
- Marathi
- पॅराकिट फूल
- Persian
- هلیکونیا
- Polish
- Helikonia papuzia
- Thai
- พุทธรักษาญี่ปุ่น
- Vietnamese
- Mỏ két
Synonyms
- Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
- Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs
- Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze
- Bihai sylvestris Gleason
- Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch
- Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros
- Heliconia ballia Rich.
- Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen
- Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich.
- Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros
- Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker
- Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq.
- Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw
- Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg.
- Heliconia psittacorum var. robusta Eichler
- Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler
- Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch
- Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult.
- Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm.
- Musa humilis Aubl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mahya Sholihah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ImagePerson, CC BY 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.