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Heliconia bihai of the Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically growing taller than 1.5 m. It is native to South America, specially Brazil and Guianas.

Contents 1 Uses 2 References 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Uses

This plant is used as popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate (USDA zone 9-11), and this plant is typically pollinated by bats and hummingbirds.

This upward facing flower of the Heliconia family, which acts as a cup, is a natural source of rain water for birds and insects.

[edit] References

• Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7

[edit] Notes

This plant is used as the symbol to represent the People's National Movement Political Party of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as by the Martinique Progressive Party (Parti Progressiste Martiniquais) of the French Overseas Department of Martinique, in the West Indies.

[edit] External links

• Heliconia bihai
• Checklist das Plantas do Nordeste (Checklist of Plants of Northeast Brazil): Heliconia bihai