金嘴蝎尾蕉 Heliconia rostrata


  • Scientific Name: Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Ref: Fl. Peruv. 3:71. 1802
  • Synonym: Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze; B. rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs; Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen
  • English Common Name: hanging lobster claw, false bird of paradise
  • Chinese Common Name: 金嘴蝎尾蕉 jīnzuǐ∙xiēwěi∙jiāo
  • Family: Heliconiaceae
  • Genus: Heliconia
  • Distribution: native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong

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