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Heliconia mariae
Heliconias are relatives of the banana plant and this species really shows it with its large leaves.
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Spotted on Feb 12, 2014
Submitted on Feb 17, 2014
2 Comments
Yes, well it is a botanic garden and those 19-20th Century botanists were collectors if anything...So much of the world's tropical flora and crops are now cosmopolitan in range...
Its funny to see these Heliconias so far... supously they are native from Central and South America. This specie in particular, is very common in Panama