heterotypic synonyms:
Bihai metallica (Planch. & Linden ex Hook.) Kuntze; Heliconia nana G.Rodr.; Heliconia nitens hort.; Heliconia vinosa W. Bull ex Ender;
protologue: Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5315 (1862)
2 503217 Heliconia metallica Planchon & Linden ex Hook.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 88 [ser. 3, vol. 18]: t. 5315 (1862) [W.H. Fitch]