Heliconiaceae
Heliconia vellerigera
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Genus
- Heliconia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 金刚蝎尾蕉
Synonyms
- Bihai vellerigera (Poepp.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April, June, August, October (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oliver Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Luis G Restrepo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jhon A. Yuca-Palomino, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.