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Heliconia acuminata
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Heliconia acuminata

Heliconia acuminata (syn.: Heliconia pearcei Rusby) of Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically growing 1.6 m tall, native to Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru (South America). It is also grown as an ornamental in other regions.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84963.