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Heliconia tortuosa
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heliconia tortuosa is an herbaceous tropical perennial commonly found in secondary succession in montane forests in Central America and southern Mexico (Chiapas and Tabasco).[2] It is moderately shade tolerant. It has also been widely cultivated as a garden plant for its showy, usually twisted (hence the name tortuosa) inflorescences.[3][4]
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Heliconia tortuosa | |
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H. tortuosa in Monteverde, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Heliconiaceae |
Genus: | Heliconia |
Species: | H. tortuosa |
Binomial name | |
Heliconia tortuosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bihai tortuosa (Griggs) Griggs |
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Heliconia tortuosa is selective with its pollination, allowing only green hermit and violet sabrewing hummingbirds to pollinate its flowers.[5]