index KINGDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) PHYLUM ANGIOSPERMAE Class MONOCOTS Order ZINGIBERALES Family Heliconiaceae
Genus Heliconia


lobster-claw, false bird-of-paradise
BBALLBLU.GIF Stem made of folded leaves:
"gigantic herbs" (no wood).
Non-woody petioles


BBALLBLU.GIF 200 species


YELLFAN.JPG, 27 kB
species: Heliconiaceae.Heliconia

2005.04.11 Maui
species: Yellow Fan




LOBSTER.JPG, 36 kB
species: Heliconiaceae.Heliconia.ROSTRATA

2005.04.11 Maui
species: Lobster claw




RULERMAR.GIF, 1 kB
Rostrata2009DECf.jpg, 26 kB
EnchantingFloral.GIF, 3 kB
2009.12.13
species: Heliconia. ROSTRATA
Lobster claw



EnchantingFloral.GIF, 3 kB
Enchanted Floral Gardens, Maui

RULERMAR.GIF, 1 kB
RULERMAR
RULERBOWGIF