EPPO Global Database

Heliconia bihai(HEBBI)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-11

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HEBBI
  • Preferred name: Heliconia bihai
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mexico, Caribbean (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, lesser Antilles, Trinidad), South America (Guyana to Colombia, northern Brazil). Introduced in Indochina (Thailand)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Heliconia humilis Jacquin

Common names
Name Language
Caribbean heliconia English
lobster-claw heliconia English
wild plantain English
wild plantain English
héliconie des Caraïbes French
caete banana Spanish
murrapo Spanish
platanillo Spanish
situlli Spanish
bananeirinha-do-mato Portuguese (BR)
flor-catatua Portuguese
pacova-brava Portuguese (BR)
pássaro-de-fogo Portuguese