Heliconia latispatha explained

Heliconia latispatha (expanded lobsterclaw) 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.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Heliconia latispatha observations on iNaturalist

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248454 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia latispatha
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000082 Flora of North America v 22, Heliconia latispatha
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/780360#page/221/mode/1up George Bentham. 1846. Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur 170–171, Heliconia latispatha