Heliconia chartacea
COMMON NAME | Parrots beak Heliconia |
TYPE | Ginger/Heliconia |
FAMILY | Heliconiaceae |
NOTES | A
herbaceous plant, with paired large oblong leaves like those of the banana.
It can grow to 7–8 m in height, and plants can form large clumps with age.
The flowering stems are pendulous. It
has blue-black fruits that contain 3 very hard seeds, which are capable of
extended dormancy in the soil. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | South America |
NATIVE
HABITAT | A
common upland species of disturbed sites, young secondary forest, and
abandoned cultivation, and is often found near human habitation. |
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