⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-21500462, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Heliconia episcopalis .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 21500462
) with original publication details: Fl. Bras. 3(3): 11 11 1890.