Heliconia psittacorum

Common names: Parrot-beaked Heliconia, False Bird of Paradise, Wild Plantarn, Parrot's Flower, Parakeet Flower, Parrot's Plartain

Genus: Heliconia

Species: Heliconia psittacorum

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Banks

Modern Genus: Heliconia

Modern Species: Heliconia psittacorum

Modern Family: Heliconiaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: yellow-green, orange or red with dark green apical bards tipped white

Native Region: E Brazil to lesser Antilles

Genus: Heliconia

Species: Heliconia Cannoidea

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum