Heliconia psittacorum

극락조화 Strelitzia reginae Banks

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Heliconia 종류들

https://daehyo49.tistory.com/7811169

가짜극락조화

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학명 : Heliconia psittacorum L.f.

분류 : Heliconiaceae

* Heliconia는 Heliconiaceae의 유일한 속으로 wikipedia에 다르면 대략 194 종이 있다고 한다 종이 많아 복잡하기에 보통 통털어 'Heliconia' 또는 '가짜극락조화'로 부른다

 

학명 풀이

Heliconia : Named for Helicon, the mountain of the muses in Greek mythology

psittacorum :From the Greek psittakos (of parrots)

영명 : parrot's beak

 

 

사진 : 2025.12.02 서울식물원

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wikipedia 설명

 

Heliconia psittacorum (parrot's beak, parakeet flower, parrot's flower, parrot's plantain, false bird-of-paradise) is a perennial herb native to the Caribbean and South America. It is considered native to French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. It is reportedly naturalized in Gambia, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles.[2] It is often cultivated as a tropical ornamental plant in regions outside its native range.

 

Description

Heliconia psittacorum can grow 1 - 2 meters tall. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptical, and are similar to banana leaves.

 

The flower has both male parts (anthers) and female parts (stigma and pistil), also referred to as a monoecious angiosperm.[3][4][5][6][7] The inflorescence is erect, consisting of red bracts and pale-yellow tubular flowers.