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Heliconia caribaea

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Heliconia caribaea

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 21 November 2019
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Host Plant
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Heliconia caribaea
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •   Kingdom: Plantae
  •     Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •       Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •         Class: Monocotyledonae
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Heliconia caribaea

International Common Names

  • English: wild plantain
  • Spanish: bijagua (Mexico); platano cimarrón
  • French: balisier

EPPO code

  • HEBCA (Heliconia caribaea)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Monocotyledonae
  •                     Order: Zingiberales
  •                         Family: Heliconiaceae
  •                             Genus: Heliconia
  •                                 Species: Heliconia caribaea
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