Home> Plants > Flowers > Wildflowers Submit Your Photo Slide Show No 53 Of 68 Prev    Next Heliconia-02  Publish Date : 01-01-2008 Hits : 105 Rating : Not rated Bring colors and live to the jungle, Heliconia is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to Indonesia. It is the sole genus of family Heliconiacae, but was formerly included in the family Musaceae. Common names for the genus include lobster-claw, wild plantain and false bird-of-paradise. The last term refers to their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers (Strelitzia). Rate This Photo 5 - Best4321 Add Your Comment Your Name * Your Comment * Enter Validation Code * Prev    Next