Heliconia bihai
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ffcdbb809b798544386 |
| Scientific name | Heliconia bihai |
| Authority | (L.) L. |
| First published in | Mant. Pl. 2: 211 (1771) |
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Bihai bihai | Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904) |
| Bihai distans | (Griggs) Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904 |
| Bihai purpurea | (Griggs) Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904 |
| Bihai rutila | (Griggs) Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904 |
| Heliconia distans | Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 657 (1903) |
| Heliconia nigrescens | Jacq. | Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 25 (1797) |
| Heliconia purpurea | Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 656 (1903) |
| Heliconia rutila | Griggs | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 657 (1903) |
| Heliconia schaeferiana | G.Rodr. | Acta Biol. Venez. 1: 209 (1954) |
| Heliconia variegata | Jacq. | Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 25 (1797) |
| Musa bihai | L. | Sp. Pl. : 1043 (1753) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | macawflower |
| Spanish | musa bihai |
| Spanish | bihai bihai |
| Spanish | bihai distans |
| Spanish | bihai purpurea |
| Spanish | bihai rutila |
| Spanish | heliconia distans |
| Spanish | heliconia nigrescens |
| Spanish | heliconia purpurea |
| Spanish | heliconia rutila |
| Spanish | heliconia schaeferiana |
| Spanish | heliconia variegata |
| ht | bannann mawon |
| Chinese | 比海蝎尾蕉 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Thailand
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Indo-China
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Pacific click to expand
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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North-central Pacific
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
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Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Windward Islands
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Colombia
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000437146 |
| USDA Plants | HEBI4 |
| Tropicos | 21500005 |
| INPN | 629827 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796925-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-248319 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 54928 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 446146 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129285 |
| IPNI | 796925-1 |
| iNaturalist | 163639 |
| GBIF | 2760874 |
| Freebase | /m/0bbb8c |
| EPPO | HEBBI |
| EOL | 1118068 |
| USDA GRIN | 27981 |
| Wikipedia | Heliconia_bihai |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_982345455.1 | Heliconia_bihai_v1 | Scaffold | DTU Bioengineering | 2026-04-09 | 25 | 498.87 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |