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December 2022

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Heliconia L.

This genus name was first published in Mant. Pl. 2: 147 (1771)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000017228.

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Heliconia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia adeliana Emygdio & E.Santos Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. no. 60: 6(-7), figs. 1981 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001319179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia arabica Lam. – — wfo-0001085060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia aureovittata Van Geert Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 83: 16. 1882 (1882) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000037398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia biahy Vell. Fl. Flumin. 106. 1829 [1825 publ. 7 Sep-28 Nov 1829] ; see also Fl. Flumin. Icon. 3: t. 19. 1831. [1827 publ. 29 Oct 1831] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001085061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia chiapensis C.Gut.Báez Bouteloua 31: 28. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040826
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia ecuadoriensis W.J.Kress – — wfo-0001244483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia flava Jacq. Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 25 (1797) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000437579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia flexuosa C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 105 (1827) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000437585
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia illustris var. rubricaulis André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 249. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200017407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia johanii Barreiros – — wfo-0001085081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia leucogramma hort. ex Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. : 40 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000437995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia longevaginata Spruce Nov. Stirp. Pug. — wfo-0001085070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia mariae-augustae Emygdio & E.Santos Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro n.s., Bot. no. 60: 2, figs. 1981 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia mathiasii G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Brenesia no. 15, Supl.: 33 (-34), fig. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia nickeriensis Maas Acta Bot. Neerl. 28: 91, fig. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350220
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia pabstii Emygdio & E.Santos Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro n.s., Bot. no. 60: 4 (-5), fig. 1981 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia rubra Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 65. 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000438797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Stenochlamys (Baker) K.Schum. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1: 37. 1900 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Taeniostrobus (Kuntze) K.Schum. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1: 35. 1900 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040914