Heliconia latispatha

Heliconia latispatha (expanded lobsterclaw)[2] is a plant species native to southern Mexico (Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche), Central America and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru) and naturalized in Florida and Jamaica.[1] It is an herbaceous perennial up to 4 m tall, with leaves resembling those of bananas. The inflorescence is erect, up to 45 cm long, with red or orange bracts subtending green, yellow or orange flowers.[3][4]

Heliconia latispatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
Species:
H. latispatha
Binomial name
Heliconia latispatha
Synonyms[1]
  • Bihai latispatha (Benth.) Griggs
  • Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia latispatha
  2. "Heliconia latispatha". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. Flora of North America v 22, Heliconia latispatha
  4. George Bentham. 1846. Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur 170–171, Heliconia latispatha .
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