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Heliconia L.

This genus name was first published in Mant. Pl. 2: 147 (1771)  

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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Synonyms of Heliconia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bihai – – wfo-4000004615
Heliconiopsis – – wfo-4000017231

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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 wfo-0001319179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia arabica Lam. – — wfo-0001085060
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] wfo-0001085061
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) wfo-0000437579
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia flexuosa C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 1: 105 (1827) wfo-0000437585
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) 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 longipedunculata Sepulveda, Di.Ramirez & Allzate Syst. Bot. 49(3): 519 (2024) wfo-1000077196
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 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 wfo-0001350216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden Cat. Pl. Exot. (Linden) 11: 2 (1856) — wfo-1000075518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia nickeriensis Maas Acta Bot. Neerl. 28: 91, fig. 1979 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 wfo-0001350222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia rubra – – wfo-1000059033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia rubra Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 65. 1894 wfo-0000438797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sanguinolenta Linden Cat. Pl. Exot. (Linden) 11: 2 (1856) wfo-1000075303
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Angustae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 51 (2025) wfo-1000077828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Aurantiacae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 53 (2025) wfo-1000077829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Colubrosae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 54 (2025) wfo-1000078070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Curvae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 55 (2025) wfo-1000077831
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Griggsia (L.Andersson) W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 59 (2025) wfo-1000078062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Heliconiopsis (Miq.) W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 49 (2025) wfo-1000078071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Longae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 61 (2025) wfo-1000077833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Longiflorae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 58 (2025) wfo-1000077832
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Pastazae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 62 (2025) wfo-1000078063
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Perplexae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 49 (2025) wfo-1000077827
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Stenochlamys (Baker) K.Schum. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1: 37. 1900 wfo-1000040915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia sect. Taeniostrobus (Kuntze) K.Schum. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1: 35. 1900 wfo-1000040914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia subg. Colubrosae W.J.Kress PhytoKeys 251: 53 (2025) wfo-1000077830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heliconia subg. Heliconiopsis (Miq.) W.J.Kress Allertonia 6(1): 15 (1990) wfo-3500002380