Heliconia

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Please use Heliconia angusta as your scientific name, not H. angusta. Abbreviation of the genus is for use in texts that after the genus name has already been used in full. For a scientific name of an organism, it needs to be spelled out in full. Additionally, quotation marks like these " " should not be used in the Scientific name field because they are incompatible with the software. I've tried to change these things for you but I guess you must do it. I would change this to common name Yellow Christmas Heliconia and Scientific name Heliconia angusta to be properly filled out. Thank you.

Thanks gentleman

Hello. I took the liberty of sorting out the names since the genus should not be abbreviated in a spotting's scientific name. Cheers

*heliconia

@larrygrazino I have changed the plants name entirely to heliconia sp.

I think Heliconia angusta is a better suggestion than Heliconia psittacorum so I am withdrawing it :-)

Okay.

Hi eftco, why don't you change the scientific information of this spotting to "heliconia sp." until we are all in agreement. I can't emphasize enough how important it is that we get the genus and species information 100% correct. There can be no errors as we are building a large compendium for the public. Each time that we incorrectly identify a species someone else may use that information and we will have many inconsistancies afterward. Thank you so much for your understanding.

Thank you for the identification.

The leaves, or petals, varied as in one side was shorter than the other, I think one ranged in 3-5 cm and the other side ranged from 5-10cm...it wasn't a very tall plant, maybe a foot, or a foot and 1/2. Not completely sure.

It is a "Lobster Claw" if I am not mistaken

This is without a doubt a heliconia. It could be one of various varieties. There are over 350 species know worldwide and countless cultivar's. Could you tell me more about the height of this speciman and the height that the leaves reached as well as their individual length? I am leaning towards two specific varieties...h. psittacorum x h. spathocircinata cv. "Golden Torch" or h. angusta cv. "Yellow Christmas".

Thank you! I like your pictures as well.

Love this ! I had a heliconia and it never bloomed for me.