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Heliconia

The genus Heliconia is in the family Heliconiaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Heliconia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Heliconia abaloi G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia acuminata A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia adflexa (Griggs) Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia albicosta (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia angelica Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia angusta Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia antioquiensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia apparicioi Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia arrecta W.J.Kress & Betancur Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia atratensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia atropurpurea G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr. ex Lem. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia auriculata Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia badilloi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia barryana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia beckneri R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia bella W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia berriziana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia berryi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia bihai (L.) L. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia boultoniana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia brachyantha L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia brenneri Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia burleana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia calatheaphylla G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia caquetensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia carajaensis Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia caribaea Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia carmelae Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia chiriquina L. Andersson Accepted M TRO
Heliconia chrysocraspeda Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia clinophila R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia colgantea R.R.Sm. ex G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia collinsiana Griggs Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia combinata Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia cordata L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia crassa Griggs Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia cristata Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia cucullata W.J.Kress & L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia curtispatha Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia danielsiana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia darienensis L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia dasyantha K.Koch & C.D.Bouché Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia densiflora Verl. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia dielsiana Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia donstonea W.J.Kress & Betancur Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia episcopalis Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia episcopalis x rostrata Accepted M TRO
Heliconia estherae Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia estiletioides Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia excelsa L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia farinosa Raddi Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia faunorum W.J.Kress & L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia fernandezii Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia × flabellata Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia foreroi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia fragilis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia fredberryana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia fugax L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia gaiboriana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia gigantea W.J.Kress & Betancur Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia gloriosa Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia gracilis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia griggsiana L.B.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia harlingii L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia hirsuta L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia holmquistiana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia huilensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia ignescens G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia imbricata (Kuntze) Baker Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia impudica Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia indica Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia intermedia Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia julianii Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia juruana Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia kautzkiana Emygdio & E.Santos Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lanata (P.S.Green) W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lankesteri Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lasiorachis L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia latispatha Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia latispatha x spathocircinata Accepted M TRO
Heliconia laufao W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia laxa Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lentiginosa Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia librata Griggs Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lingulata Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia litana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia longiflora R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia longissima Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lophocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lourteigiae Emygdio & E.Santos Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lozanoi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia luciae Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lutea W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia luteoviridis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia lutheri W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia maculata W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia magnifica W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia × mantenensis B.R.Silva, Senna V. & Emygdio Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia marginata (Griggs) Pittier Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mariae Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia markiana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mathiasiae G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia monteverdensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mooreana R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mucilagina Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mucronata Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia mutisiana Cuatrec. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia nariniensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia necrobracteata W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia × nickeriensis Maas & de Rooij Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia nigripraefixa Dodson & A.H.Gentry Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia nitida Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia nubigena L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia nutans Woodson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia obscura Dodson & A.H.Gentry Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia obscuroides L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia oleosa Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia ortotricha L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia osaensis Cufod. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia paka A.C.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia paludigena Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia papuana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pardoi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pastazae L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia paulii Lane ex R.R. Sm. Accepted M TRO
Heliconia peckenpaughii Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pendula Wawra Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia penduloides Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia peteriana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia × plagiotropa Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia platystachys Baker Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pogonantha Cufod. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pruinosa Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia pseudoaemygdiana Emygdio & E.Santos Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia psittacorum L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia ramonensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rauliniana Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia regalis L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia reptans Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia reticulata (Griggs) H.J.P.Winkl. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia revoluta (Griggs) Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rhodantha Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia richardiana Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rigida Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia riopalenquensis Dodson & A.H.Gentry Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rivularis Emygdio & E.Santos Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia robertoi Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia robusta Pax Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rodriguensis Aristeg. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rodriguezii F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sanctae-martae L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sanctae-theresae Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia santaremensis Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sarapiquensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia scarlatina Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia schiedeana Klotzsch Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia schumanniana Loes. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sclerotricha Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia secunda R.R.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sessilis W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia signa-hispanica Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia solomonensis W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia spathocircinada Aristeg. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia spathocircinata Aristeg. Accepted M TRO
Heliconia spiralis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia spissa Griggs Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia standleyi J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia stella-maris Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia steyermarkii Aristeg. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia stilesii W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia stricta Huber Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sucrei Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia sylvicola DC. Accepted M TRO
Heliconia tacarcunae L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia talamancana G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia tandayapensis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia tenebrosa J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia terciopela W.J.Kress & Betancur Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia thomasiana W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia timothei L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia titanum W.J.Kress & Betancur Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia tortuosa Griggs Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia trichocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia tridentata Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia triflora Barreiros Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia umbrophila G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia uxpanapensis C.Gut.Báez Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia vaginalis Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia vellerigera Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia velutina L.Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia venusta Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia villosa Klotzsch Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia virginalis Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia wagneriana Petersen Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia willisiana Abalo & G.Morales Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia wilsonii G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia xanthovillosa W.J.Kress Accepted H WCSP
Heliconia zebrina Plowman, W.J.Kress & H.Kenn. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 331 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Heliconia. Of these 207 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 60 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Heliconia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 331 species names for the genus Heliconia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 207 62.5%
◕ Synonym 112 33.8%
◕ Unplaced 4 1.2%
◕ Unassessed 8 2.4%

All names

The status of the 391 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Heliconia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 216 55.2%
◕ Synonym 163 41.7%
◕ Unplaced 4 1.0%
◕ Unassessed 8 2.0%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 331 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Heliconia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 201 99 0 0 300 90.6%
Medium confidence 6 13 0 0 19 5.7%
Low confidence 0 0 4 8 12 3.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Heliconia, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 6 13 0 8 0 27 8.2%
WCSP 201 99 4 0 0 304 91.8%