Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
Merian, M.S., metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, of te verandering der Surinaamsche insecten (1714)



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Heliconia psittacorum L.f.


binominal name:
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
name recognized:
Heliconia psittacorum L.f.
cited non-linnean name:
Cannacorus flore coccineo splendente

drawing: M.S. Merian
engraving/lithography: J. Mulder
family: Musaceae
subfamily: Heliconioideae
epithet: psittacorus,-a,-um

Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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heterotypic synonyms:
Bihai cannoidea (A.Rich.) Kuntze; Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs; Bihai psittacorum (L.f.) Kuntze; Bihai sylvestris Gleason; Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch; Heliconia aurea Linden ex Lemaire; Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros; Heliconia ballia Rich.; Heliconia cannoidea A. Rich.; Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros; Heliconia humilis (Aublet) Jacq.; Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw; Heliconia psittacorum Sw.; Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch; Heliconia swartziana Roemer & Schultes; Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm.; Musa humilis Aublet; Musa humilis Perrault;
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