Information about Heliconia Episcopalis

Heliconia episcopalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Heliconiaceae
Genus:Heliconia
Species:H. episcopalis
Binomial name
Heliconia episcopalis
Vell.


Heliconia episcopalis (syn.: Heliconia biflora Eicheler ex. Petersen, Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kunze) of Heliconiaceae family is an erect herb typically grows less than 3 a 7 inch tall, native to Amazon Rainforest, mainly Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru in South America.

Uses

It is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate.

References

  • (Portuguese) Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]

Divisions

Green algae
  • Chlorophyta
  • Charophyta
Land plants (embryophytes)
  • Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)

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Magnoliophyta

Classes

Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Liliopsida is a botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family). It is considered synonymous (or nearly synonymous) with the name monocotyledon. Publication of the name is credited to Scopoli (in 1760): see author citation (botany).
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Zingiberales
Griseb.

Families
See text

Zingiberales is an order of flowering plants. The order has been widely recognised by the taxonomists, at least for the past few decades.
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Heliconiaceae

Genus: Heliconia
L.

Species

See text.

Heliconia is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west
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Heliconiaceae

Genus: Heliconia
L.

Species

See text.

Heliconia is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo (also called José Mariano da Conceição Veloso) (1742 – 1811) was a Brazilian botanist who catalogued specimens, for example: Cedrela fissilis Vell. in Florae Fluminensis (1825-27; 1831).
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In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. Usage and terminology are different for zoology and botany.

Zoology

In zoological nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names that pertain to the same taxon, for example
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Petersen is a surname, and may refer to
  • Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activist
  • Anders Petersen, Swedish photographer
  • Anker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artist
  • Ann Petersen, Belgian actress
  • Carl Petersen
  • Chris Petersen

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José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo (also called José Mariano da Conceição Veloso) (1742 – 1811) was a Brazilian botanist who catalogued specimens, for example: Cedrela fissilis Vell. in Florae Fluminensis (1825-27; 1831).
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The name Kunze can refer to more than one person:
  • John Christopher Kunze ( 1744 – 1807 ), Lutheran theologian
  • Michael Kunze, a German author, lyricist and librettist
  • Michael Kunze, a system architect
  • Heinz Rudolf Kunze, German musician

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Heliconiaceae is a botanical name for a family of flowering plants. For the past few decades, such a family has usually been recognized by taxonomists.

The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998), also recognizes this family, and places it in the order
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Herbs (IPA: hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb; see pronunciation differences) are seed-bearing plants without woody stems, which die down to the ground after flowering.
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Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía) is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America.
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Motto
"Libertad y Orden"   (Spanish)
"Liberty and Order"
Anthem
Oh, Gloria Inmarcesible!
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Motto
[2]
Anthem
Gloria al Bravo Pueblo   (Spanish)
"Glory to the Brave People"
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Motto
"One people, one nation, one destiny"
Anthem
"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"


Capital
(and largest city) Georgetown
Official languages English
Demonym Guyanese
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Région Guyane

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Location

Administration
Capital Cayenne
Regional President Antoine Karam
(PSG) (since 1992)

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Motto
Justitia - Pietas - Fides   (Latin)
"Justice - Piety - Loyalty"
Anthem
God zij met ons Suriname
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Motto
Ordem e Progresso   (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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Motto
"Dios, patria y libertad"   (Spanish)
"Pro Deo, Patria et Libertas"   (Latin)
"God, homeland and liberty"
Anthem

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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre   (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. The term is often abbreviated to ornamental (usually as a noun) when used in horticultural contexts.
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