Definition of Heliconia. Meaning of Heliconia. Synonyms of Heliconia

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Heliconia. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Heliconia and, of course, Heliconia synonyms and on the right images related to the word Heliconia.

Definition of Heliconia

Heliconia
Heliconia Hel`i*co"ni*a, n. [NL. See Helicon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white.

Meaning of Heliconia from wikipedia

- Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants in the monotypic family Heliconiaceae. Most of the 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but...
- Heliconia rostrata, the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to El Salvador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia...
- Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak, parakeet flower, parrot's flower, parrot's plantain, false bird-of-paradise) is a perennial herb native to the Caribbean...
- Heliconia stricta is a plant species native to Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, reproducing by seeds and by underground...
- Heliconia bihai (red palulu) of the family Heliconiaceae is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to northern South America...
- Heliconia collinsiana (platanillo) of family Heliconiaceae is an erect herb typically growing 10–15 feet (3.0–4.6 m) tall, native to Guatemala, Honduras...
- Heliconia chartacea is a species of Heliconia native to tropical South America (Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, colombia,Ecuador and...
- Asota heliconia unicolor (Indonesia) Asota heliconia venalba (Andaman Islands) Asota heliconia zebrina (Taiwan) The Moths of Borneo heliconia heliconia info...
- Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants. It may also refer to: Heliconia, Antioquia, town in Colombia Comocritis heliconia, a moth in the family Xyloryctidae...
- Heliconia tortuosa is an herbaceous tropical perennial commonly found in secondary succession in montane forests in Central America and southern Mexico...