Heliconiaceae

Heliconia wagneriana Petersen

Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia

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Common names

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Chinese: 艳黄蝎尾蕉

Synonyms

Bihai elongata (Griggs) Griggs
Bihai wagneriana Kuntze
Heliconia aureo-striata Bull.
Heliconia biahij Vell.
Heliconia elongata Griggs
Heliconia lennartiana W.J.Kress

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.