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Heliconia vellerigera is a plant species in the family Heliconiaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica.[2][3] It is a large herb up to 6 m (20 feet) tall with a pendulous inflorescence of 20-30 red-orange bracts covered with cinnamon-colored hairs.[4]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Heliconia vellerigera
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Poeppig, Reise in Chile, Peru 2: 295. 1836.
- ^ Banana tree, Heliconia velligeriana
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