Heliconia
Heliconia (family Heliconiaceae) A genus of giant, soboliferous herbs that have banana-like leaves, and flowers borne in racemes, subtended by showy bracts. The fruit is a capsule. There are about 100 species, occurring in tropical America and the south-western Pacific.
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