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Internal ID UUID643ffcfcc789c609988700
Scientific name Heliconia psittacorum
Authority L.f.
First published in Suppl. Pl. : 158 (1782)

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The flower is also known for its bright colors, which range from yellow to orange to red. The plant is also known for its unique shape, which resembles the beak of a parrot.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891)
Bihai humilis Griggs Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904)
Bihai psittacorum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 684 (1891)
Bihai sylvestris Gleason Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 192 (1925)
Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch Linnaea 20: 465 (1847)
Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros Rodriguésia 20: 226 (1978)
Heliconia ballia Rich. Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 107 (1792)
Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen Fl. Bras. 3(3): 21 (1890)
Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(Suppl.): 24 (1831)
Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros Rodriguésia 28(41): 131. 1976
Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 197. 1893
Heliconia humilis Jacq. Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 23 (1797)
Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw Cimelia Phys. : 74 (1796)
Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg. Gen. Heliconia Venez. : 16a (1961)
Heliconia psittacorum var. robusta Eichler Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 22. 1890 [1 Jan 1890]
Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 22, t. 7, fig. 2. 1890 [1 Jan 1890]
Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch Linnaea 20: 464 (1847)
Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 591 (1819)
Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm. Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 6 (1939)
Musa humilis Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 931 (1775)

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Language Common/alternative name
English parakeetflower
Persian هلیکونیا
Dutch papegaaienbanaan
Polish helikonia papuzia
Thai พุทธรักษาญี่ปุ่น
Vietnamese mỏ két
Chinese 红鸟蝎尾蕉
Chinese 豔紅赫蕉
Chinese 鹦鹉蝎尾蕉
Chinese 鸚黃赫蕉
Chinese 鹦黄赫蕉

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000438567
USDA Plants HEPS2
Tropicos 21500056
INPN 447822
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796972-1
The Plant List kew-248539
Open Tree Of Life 205918
NCBI Taxonomy 574477
IPNI 796972-1
iNaturalist 260753
GBIF 2760669
Freebase /m/063ycyw
EPPO HEBPS
EOL 1117951
USDA GRIN 27990
Wikipedia Heliconia_psittacorum

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Application of different aquatic plants in an alternated fill and drain wetland system of Phetchaburi municipal wastewater treatment in Thailand Phewnil O, Chunkao K, Prabhuddham P, Pattamapitoon T Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 01-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10789682
doi:10.1007/s11356-023-31266-1
PMID:38038923
Biogenic Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles: A Systematic Review of Their Features and Main Applications Luque-Jacobo CM, Cespedes-Loayza AL, Echegaray-Ugarte TS, Cruz-Loayza JL, Cruz I, de Carvalho JC, Goyzueta-Mamani LD Molecules 18-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10301071
doi:10.3390/molecules28124838
PMID:37375393
Female naturalists and the patterns of suppression of women scientists in history: the example of Maria Sibylla Merian and her contributions about useful plants Mariath F, Baratto LC J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 12-May-2023
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doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00589-1
PMID:37173737
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Efficient Wastewater Treatment and Removal of Bisphenol A and Diclofenac in Mesocosm Flow Constructed Wetlands Using Granulated Cork as Emerged Substrate Bessadok S, Kraiem K, Arous F, Al Souki KS, Tabassi D, El Toumi S, Jaouani A Toxics 15-Jan-2023
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PMID:36668807
Pest categorisation of Pulvinaria psidii Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Papachristos D, MacLeod A EFSA J 12-Aug-2022
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doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7526
PMID:35978619
Multi-Gene Phylogenetic Approach for Identification and Diversity Analysis of Bipolaris maydis and Curvularia lunata Isolates Causing Foliar Blight of Zea mays Manzar N, Kashyap AS, Maurya A, Rajawat MV, Sharma PK, Srivastava AK, Roy M, Saxena AK, Singh HV J Fungi (Basel) 29-Jul-2022
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doi:10.3390/jof8080802
PMID:36012790
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Research on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Morante-Carballo F, Montalván-Burbano N, Aguilar-Aguilar M, Carrión-Mero P Int J Environ Res Public Health 03-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9266635
doi:10.3390/ijerph19138156
PMID:35805816
Fungi of quarantine concern for China I: Dothideomycetes Zhao P, Crous PW, Hou LW, Duan WJ, Cai L, Ma ZY, Liu F Persoonia 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC10784663
doi:10.3767/persoonia.2023.47.02
PMID:38352971
Fungi of quarantine concern for China I: Dothideomycetes Zhao P, Crous PW, Hou LW, Duan WJ, Cai L, Ma ZY, Liu F Persoonia 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC10486631
doi:10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.02
PMID:37693796
Antimicrobial Nano-Agents: The Copper Age Ermini ML, Voliani V ACS Nano 01-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8155324
doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c10756
PMID:33792292
Design, Operation and Optimization of Constructed Wetland for Removal of Pollutant Rahman ME, Bin Halmi MI, Bin Abd Samad MY, Uddin MK, Mahmud K, Abd Shukor MY, Sheikh Abdullah SR, Shamsuzzaman SM Int J Environ Res Public Health 11-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7698012
doi:10.3390/ijerph17228339
PMID:33187288
Implementation of a full-scale constructed wetland to treat greywater from tourism in Suluban Uluwatu Beach, Bali, Indonesia Perdana MC, Hadisusanto S, Purnama IL Heliyon 06-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7548428
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05038
PMID:33072900
Silicon induces hormetic dose-response effects on growth and concentrations of chlorophylls, amino acids and sugars in pepper plants during the early developmental stage Trejo-Téllez LI, García-Jiménez A, Escobar-Sepúlveda HF, Ramírez-Olvera SM, Bello-Bello JJ, Gómez-Merino FC PeerJ 09-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7292026
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PMID:32551195
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