“Heliconia”的意思、由来-百科全书

Heliconia

plant genus

the only genus of the family Heliconiaceae, with 100–200 species in tropical America and the western Pacific. The large perennial herbs have brightly coloured bracts (leaf-shaped structures) and bear numerous flowers. The fruit is usually blue.

These attractive plants have stout or reedlike stems. The banana-like leaves sometimes show a coppery sheen, and the midrib may be ivory and pink. One colourful species, H. psittacorum, named for its resemblance to a parrot's plumage, has greenish yellow flowers with black spots near the tips and red bracts.

词条	Heliconia
释义	Heliconia plant genus the only genus of the family Heliconiaceae, with 100–200 species in tropical America and the western Pacific. The large perennial herbs have brightly coloured bracts (leaf-shaped structures) and bear numerous flowers. The fruit is usually blue. These attractive plants have stout or reedlike stems. The banana-like leaves sometimes show a coppery sheen, and the midrib may be ivory and pink. One colourful species, H. psittacorum, named for its resemblance to a parrot's plumage, has greenish yellow flowers with black spots near the tips and red bracts.
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