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Heliconia is a spectacularly beautiful group of plants from the tropical family, which includes bananas, the travelers 'palm, cannas, and bird of paradise.
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Cultivation: Heliconia is native to South and Central America, as well as some South Pacific islands.
Coffee, swamp lily and heliconia: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2008
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Cultivation: Heliconia is native to South and Central America, as well as some South Pacific islands.
Coffee, swamp lily and heliconia: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2008
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It includes Albizia carbonaria, Calophyllum brasiliense var. rekoi, Inga, Cecropia, Ficus and Lonchocarpus spp., balsa Ochroma lagopus, Luehea seemannii, Pachira aquatica and Heliconia.
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Endemic to the region are Heliconia rigida, H. lentiginosa, H. laxa, and H. sanctae-theresae.
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There is active speciation in epiphytes, vascular plants [ "bijaguas"] (Heliconia, Costus), and shrubs.
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According to Wikipedia, Heliconia used to be in the same family as the banana, but it is no longer.
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According to Wikipedia, Heliconia used to be in the same family as the banana, but it is no longer.
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We also find Heliconia spp. and a great variety of mosses and epiphyllic hepatics.
Cuban moist forests 2008
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Costus arabicus, Cyperus giganteus, Eichornia crassipes, Heliconia psittacorum and the palms Roystonea regia and Mauritia flexuosa also are dominant species.
Guianan mangroves 2008
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