# Heliconia

Heliconia est un genre de plantes à fleur originaire de l'Amérique tropicale et de certaines îles du Pacifique.
Heliconia est le seul genre de la famille des Heliconiaceae qui compte entre 100 et 200 espèces, dont la plupart sont originaires de l'Amérique. De nombreuses espèces sont cultivées pour leurs inflorescences de couleurs vives et voyantes
Les Heliconia sont une importante ressource de nourriture pour certains oiseaux-mouches qui puisent grâce à leur long bec le nectar nécessaire à leur survie ; certains, comme l'Ermite hirsute, utilisent également la plante pour leur nid.

## Étymologie

Le nom de genre Heliconia dérive du grec Ἑλικών / Helikṓn littéralement « la montagne tortueuse », en référence au mont Hélicon massif montagneux de Béotie, en Grèce, culminant à 1 748 mètres, nom qui a pour racine grecque ἕλιξ / hélix, « spirale, zigzag », en référence à la forme des inflorescences de cette plante.

## Photographies

* Heliconia aurantiaca
* Heliconia rostrata
* Heliconia stricta
* Heliconia psittacorum
* Heliconia wagneriana
* Heliconia stricta (feuille jamaïcaine naine). Lieu : Maui, Kula Ace Hardware et pépinières.

## Liste d'espèces

Selon World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) (20 mars 2012):
* Liste des espèces selon Kew
* Heliconia abaloi G.Morales (1984)
* Heliconia acuminata A.Rich. (1831)
* Heliconia acuminata subsp. acuminata
* Heliconia acuminata subsp. immaculata L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia acuminata subsp. occidentalis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia acuminata subsp. psittacorastra L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia adflexa (Griggs) Standl. (1927)
* Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx (1974)
* Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana
* Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. transandina L.Andersson L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia albicosta (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson (1992)
* Heliconia angelica Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia antioquiensis Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia apparicioi Barreiros (1976)
* Heliconia arrecta W.J.Kress & Betancur (1993)
* Heliconia atratensis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia atropurpurea G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr. ex Lem. (1862)
* Heliconia auriculata Barreiros (1980)
* Heliconia badilloi Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia barryana W.J.Kress (1986)
* Heliconia beckneri R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia bella W.J.Kress (1986)
* Heliconia berriziana Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia berryi Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia boultoniana Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen (1890)
* Heliconia brachyantha L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia brenneri Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia burleana Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia calatheaphylla G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia caquetensis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia carajaensis Barreiros (1980)
* Heliconia caribaea Lam. (1785)
* Heliconia carmelae Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia chartacea Lane ex Barreiros (1972)
* Heliconia chartacea var. chartacea
* Heliconia chartacea var. meeana W.J.Kress, (1997)
* Heliconia chrysocraspeda Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia clinophila R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia colgantea R.R.Sm. ex G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia collinsiana Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia collinsiana var. collinsiana
* Heliconia collinsiana var. velutina W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia combinata Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia cordata L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia crassa Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia cristata Barreiros (1985)
* Heliconia cucullata W.J.Kress & L.Andersson (1989)
* Heliconia curtispatha Petersen (1890)
* Heliconia danielsiana W.J.Kress (1984)
* Heliconia darienensis L.Andersson (1992)
* Heliconia dasyantha K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1855)
* Heliconia densiflora Verl. (1869)
* Heliconia densiflora subsp. angustifolia L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia densiflora subsp. densiflora
* Heliconia dielsiana Loes. (1937)
* Heliconia donstonea W.J.Kress & Betancur (1993)
* Heliconia episcopalis Vell.(1829)
* Heliconia estherae Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia estiletioides Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia excelsa L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia faunorum W.J.Kress & L.Andersson (1989)
* Heliconia fernandezii Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia × flabellata Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia foreroi Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia fragilis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia fredberryana W.J.Kress (1991 publ. 1992)
* Heliconia fugax L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia gaiboriana Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia gigantea W.J.Kress & Betancur (1993)
* Heliconia gloriosa Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia gracilis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia griggsiana L.B.Sm. (1939)
* Heliconia harlingii L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia holmquistiana Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia huilensis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia ignescens G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia imbricata (Kuntze) Baker (1893)
* Heliconia impudica Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia indica Lam. (1785)
* Heliconia indica var. austrocaledonica (Vieill.) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia indica var. dennisiana W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia indica var. micholitzii (Ridl.) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia indica var. rubricarpa W.J.Kress(1990)
* Heliconia intermedia Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia julianii Barreiros (1976)
* Heliconia juruana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia kautzkiana Emygdio & E.Santos (1987)
* Heliconia lanata (P.S.Green) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia lankesteri Standl. (1927)
* Heliconia lasiorachis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia latispatha Benth. (1846)
* Heliconia laufao W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia laxa Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia lentiginosa Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia librata Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia lingulata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia litana W.J.Kress (1991 publ. 1992)
* Heliconia longiflora R.R.Sm. (1977)
* Heliconia longiflora subsp. ecuadoriensis L.Andersson(1985)
* Heliconia longiflora subsp. longiflora
* Heliconia longissima Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia lophocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia lourteigiae Emygdio & E.Santos (1977)
* Heliconia lozanoi Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia luciae Barreiros (1992 publ. 1993)
* Heliconia lutea W.J.Kress (1986)
* Heliconia luteoviridis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia lutheri W.J.Kress (1991 publ. 1992)
* Heliconia maculata W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia magnifica W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia × mantenensis B.R.Silva(2003)
* Heliconia marginata (Griggs) Pittier (1926)
* Heliconia mariae Hook.f. (1864)
* Heliconia markiana Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia mathiasiae G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. (1862)
* Heliconia monteverdensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia mooreana R.R.Sm. (1989)
* Heliconia mucilagina Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia mucronata Barreiros (1973)
* Heliconia mutisiana Cuatrec. (1935)
* Heliconia nariniensis Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia necrobracteata W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia × nickeriensis Maas & de Rooij (1979)
* Heliconia nigripraefixa Dodson & A.H.Gentry (1978)
* Heliconia nitida Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia nubigena L.Andersson (1992)
* Heliconia nutans Woodson (1939)
* Heliconia obscura Dodson & A.H.Gentry (1978)
* Heliconia obscura subsp. dichroma W.J.Kress (1991 publ. 1992)
* Heliconia obscura subsp. fusca L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia obscura subsp. obscura
* Heliconia obscuroides L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia oleosa Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia ortotricha L.Andersson (1981 publ. 1982)
* Heliconia osaensis Cufod. (1933)
* Heliconia paka A.C.Sm. (1967)
* Heliconia paludigena Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia papuana W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia pardoi Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia pastazae L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia peckenpaughii Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia pendula Wawra (1963)
* Heliconia penduloides Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia peteriana Abalo & G.Morales (1991)
* Heliconia × plagiotropa Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia platystachys Baker (1893)
* Heliconia pogonantha Cufod. (1933)
* Heliconia pogonantha var. holerythra G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia pogonantha var. pogonantha
* Heliconia pogonantha var. pubescens G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles(1979)
* Heliconia pogonantha var. veraguasensis W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia pruinosa Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia pseudoaemygdiana Emygdio & E.Santos (1983)
* Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia ramonensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia ramonensis var. glabra W.J.Kress (1984)
* Heliconia ramonensis var. lanuginosa W.J.Kress(1984)
* Heliconia ramonensis var. ramonensis
* Heliconia ramonensis var. xanthotricha W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia rauliniana Barreiros (1974)
* Heliconia regalis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia reptans Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia reticulata (Griggs) H.J.P.Winkl. (1930)
* Heliconia revoluta (Griggs) Standl. (1930)
* Heliconia rhodantha Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia richardiana Miq. (1844)
* Heliconia rigida Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia riopalenquensis Dodson & A.H.Gentry (1978)
* Heliconia rivularis Emygdio & E.Santos (1977)
* Heliconia robertoi Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia robusta Pax (1909)
* Heliconia rodriguensis Aristeg. (1961)
* Heliconia rodriguezii F.G.Stiles (1982)
* Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia samperiana W.J.Kress & Betancur (2009)
* Heliconia sanctae-martae L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia sanctae-theresae Abalo & G.Morales (1985)
* Heliconia santaremensis Barreiros (1980)
* Heliconia sarapiquensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia scarlatina Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia schiedeana Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia sclerotricha Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia secunda R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia secunda var. secunda
* Heliconia secunda var. viridiflora G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia sessilis W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia signa-hispanica Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia solomonensis W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia spathocircinada Aristeg. (1961)
* Heliconia spathocircinada subsp. panamensis Emygdio & E.Santos (1979)
* Heliconia spathocircinada subsp. spathocircinada
* Heliconia spiralis Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia spiralis var. anchicayana Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia spiralis var. spiralis
* Heliconia spissa Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia standleyi J.F.Macbr.(1931)
* Heliconia stella-maris Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia stilesii W.J.Kress (1982)
* Heliconia stricta Huber (1906)
* Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia subulata subsp. gracilis (Petersen) L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia subulata subsp. subulata
* Heliconia sucrei Barreiros (1985)
* Heliconia tacarcunae L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia talamancana G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia tandayapensis Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia tenebrosa J.F.Macbr.(1931)
* Heliconia terciopela W.J.Kress & Betancur (1993)
* Heliconia thomasiana W.J.Kress (1986)
* Heliconia timothei L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia titanum W.J.Kress & Betancur (1993)
* Heliconia tortuosa Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia trichocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia tridentata Barreiros (1976)
* Heliconia triflora Barreiros (1971)
* Heliconia umbrophila G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia uxpanapensis C.Gut.Báez (1987)
* Heliconia vaginalis Benth. (1846)
* Heliconia vellerigera Poepp. (1836)
* Heliconia velutina L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia venusta Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia villosa Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia villosa var. pittieri Barreiros(1974)
* Heliconia villosa var. villosa
* Heliconia virginalis Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia wagneriana Petersen (1896)
* Heliconia willisiana Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia wilsonii G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia xanthovillosa W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia zebrina Plowman, W.J.Kress & H.Kenn. (1982)

## Espèces aux noms synonymes, obsolètes et leurs taxons de référence

Selon World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) (23 mars 2012):
* Liste des espèces aux noms synonymes, obsolètes et leurs taxons de référence, selon Kew
* Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes. (1916) = Heliconia latispatha Benth. (1846)
* Heliconia affinis Loes. (1916) = Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia alba L.f. (1782) = Strelitzia alba (L.f.) Skeels (1788)
* Heliconia allenii Standl. & L.O.Williams (1953) = Heliconia nutans Woodson (1939)
* Heliconia andina Abalo & G.Morales (1982) = Heliconia dielsiana Loes. (1937)
* Heliconia andrewsii Klotzsch (1847) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia angustifolia Hook. (1849) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia aristeguietae Abalo & G.Morales (1983) = Heliconia scarlatina Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia augusta Salisb. (1796) = Strelitzia alba (L.f.) Skeels (1788)
* Heliconia aurea G.Rodr. (1954) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia aureorosea Loes. (1916) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia aureostriata W.Bull (1881) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia aurorea Emygdio & E.Santos (1976) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia austrocaledonica Vieill. (1861) = Heliconia indica var. austrocaledonica (Vieill.) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia bahiensis Barreiros (1978) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia ballia Rich.(1792) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia barqueta Loes. (1909 publ. 1910) = Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen (1890)
* Heliconia bicolor Benth. (1839) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia bicolor Klotzsch (1847), nom. illeg. = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia bidentata Barreiros (1969) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia bihai J.F.Mill. (1776), nom. illeg. = Strelitzia reginae Banks. (1788)
* Heliconia borinquena Griggs (1903) = Heliconia caribaea Lam. (1785)
* Heliconia brasiliensis Hook.(1826) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia brasiliensis var. concolor Petersen (1890) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia brevispatha Hook. (1863) = Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr. ex Lem. (1862)
* Heliconia buccinata Roxb. (1814) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia burchellii Baker (1893) = Heliconia subulata subsp. gracilis (Petersen) L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia burle-marxii Emygdio (1957) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia cannoidea A.Rich. (1831) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia cannoidea var. villosa Petersen (1890) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia cararensis Abalo & G.Morales (1982) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia cardenasii L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia catheta R.R.Sm. (1975) = Heliconia platystachys Baker (1893)
* Heliconia champneiana Griggs (1903) = Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen (1890)
* Heliconia choconiana S.Watson (1888) = Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr. ex Lem. (1862)
* Heliconia citrina Emygdio & E.Santos (1976) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia colombiana Abalo & G.Morales (1982) = Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia conferta Petersen (1890) = Heliconia caribaea Lam. (1785)
* Heliconia consueloi Abalo & G.Morales (1983) = Heliconia impudica Abalo & G.Morales (1983)
* Heliconia costanensis Aristeg. (1964) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia dasyantha var. rosea Loes. (1937) = Heliconia aemygdiana subsp. aemygdiana
* Heliconia deflexa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia vaginalis Benth. (1846)
* Heliconia densa (Griggs) L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia imbricata (Kuntze) Baker (1893)
* Heliconia discolor Körn. (1862) = Calathea varians (K.Koch & Mathieu) Körn. (1858)
* Heliconia distans Griggs (1903) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia dressleriana Abalo & Antonio (1981) = Heliconia xanthovillosa W.J.Kress (1981)
* Heliconia edwardus-rex Sander (1903) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia elegans Petersen (1890) = Heliconia mariae Hook.f. (1864)
* Heliconia elongata Griggs (1903) = Heliconia wagneriana Petersen (1896)
* Heliconia falcata Barreiros (1976) = Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia farinosa f. angusta Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia farinosa f. constricta Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia farinosa var. efarinosa Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia farinosa f. magna Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia farinosa var. versatilis (Barreiros) Barreiros (1981), no basionym ref. = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia farinosa f. versatilis Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra (1888) = Heliconia episcopalis Vell.(1829)
* Heliconia flava Jacq. (1797), nom. subnud. = Unplaced Name
* Heliconia flexuosa C.Presl (1827) = Unplaced Name
* Heliconia fluminensis Emygdio & E.Santos (1976) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia geniculatav (Griggs) L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia schiedeana Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia gilbertiana Abalo & G.Morales (1983) = Heliconia scarlatina Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia glauca Poit. ex Verlot (1869) = Heliconia richardiana Miq. (1844)
* Heliconia goiasensis Barreiros (1976) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia golfodulcensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia mathiasiae G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia harrisiana (Griggs) L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia hirsuta Schltdl. & Cham. (1831), nom. illeg. = Heliconia schiedeana Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia hirsuta var. cannoidea (A.Rich.) Baker (1893) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia hirsuta var. rubriflora R.R.Sm. (1977) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia hirsuta var. villosula Loes. (1916) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq. (1797) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia illustris W.Bull. (1893) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia indica var. bakeri Lane ex Barreiros (1979) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia indica var. lanata P.S.Green (1969) = Heliconia lanata (P.S.Green) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia irrasa var. albicosta G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia albicosta (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson (1992)
* Heliconia irrasa var. glabra G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia irrasa subsp. undulata G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia irrasa var. undulata G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia lacletteana Emygdio & E.Santos (1976) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia laneana Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia laneana f. elatior Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia laneana f. flava Barreiros (1974) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia laneana var. flava (Barreiros) E.Santos (1978) = Heliconia angusta Vell. (1829)
* Heliconia lankesteri var. rubra G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia lankesteri Standl. (1927)
* Heliconia lennartiana W.J.Kress (1986) = Heliconia wagneriana Petersen (1896)
* Heliconia leucogramma Horan. (1862) = Unplaced Name
* Heliconia lindsayana W.J.Kress (1986) = Heliconia sarapiquensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia linneana Lane ex Barreiros (1970), contrary to Art. 37.1 ICBN. = Heliconia spathocircinada subsp. spathocircinada
* Heliconia linneana var. flava Barreiros (1972) = Heliconia spathocircinada subsp. spathocircinada
* Heliconia longa (Griggs) H.J.P.Winkl. (1930) = Heliconia curtispatha Petersen (1890)
* Heliconia luteofusca Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 25 (1797) = Heliconia caribaea Lam. (1785)
* Heliconia marantifolia G.Shaw (1796) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia marginata f. luteaAristeg. (1961) = Heliconia marginata (Griggs) Pittier (1926)
* Heliconia marmoliana Dodson & A.H.Gentry (1978) = Heliconia reticulata (Griggs) H.J.P.Winkl. (1930)
* Heliconia micholitzii Ridl. (1908) = Heliconia indica var. micholitzii (Ridl.) W.J.Kress (1990)
* Heliconia mincana Abalo & G.Morales (1983) = Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia montana Abalo & G.Morales (1983) = Heliconia venusta Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia monteverdensis var. vulcanicola (F.G.Stiles) W.J.Kress (1989) = Heliconia venusta Abalo & G.Morales (1982)
* Heliconia nana G.Rodr. (1954) = Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. (1862)
* Heliconia nigrescens Jacq. (1797) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia osaensis var. rubescens F.G.Stiles (1981) = Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. (1862)
* Heliconia pearcei Rusby (1910) = Heliconia subulata subsp. subulata
* Heliconia pochutlensis Conz.(1947) = Heliconia spissa Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen (1890) = Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. flexuosa Petersen (1890) = Heliconia acuminata subsp. occidentalis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. gracilis Petersen (1890) = Heliconia subulata subsp. gracilis (Petersen) L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. rhizomatosa Aristeg. (1961) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. robusta Eichler ex Petersen (1890) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. spathacea Eichler ex Petersen (1890) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia psittacorum var. subulata (Ruiz & Pav.) Baker (1893) = Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)
* Heliconia pulverulenta Lindl. (1834) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia punicea (Griggs) L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia mariae Hook.f. (1864)
* Heliconia purpurea Griggs (1903) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia ravenala Willemet (1796) = 'Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. (1782)
* Heliconia roseoflava Loes. (1916) = Heliconia acuminata subsp. occidentalis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia roseostriata Rivois (1895) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia rubra Sessé & Moc. (1894), nom. illeg. = Unplaced Name
* Heliconia rutila Griggs (1903) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia sampaioana Emygdio (1976) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia sanderi Sander (1899) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia schaeferiana G.Rodr. (1954) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia schiedeana f. glabrifolia Loes. (1913) = Heliconia schiedeana Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia schiedeana var. spissa (Griggs) R.R.Sm. (1977) = Heliconia spissa Griggs (1903)
* Heliconia schneeana Steyerm. (1951) = Heliconia meridensis Klotzsch (1847)
* Heliconia schomburgkiana Klotzsch (1847) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia schumanniana f. acreana (Loes.) J.F.Macbr. (1931) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia schumanniana var. acreana Loes. (1916) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia schumanniana f. apicirubra (Loes.) J.F.Macbr. (1931) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia schumanniana var. apicirubra Loes. (1916) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia schumanniana var. basirubrav Loes. (1916) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia seemannii Van Houtte (1876) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia speciosa Horan. (1862) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia spectabilis L.Linden & Rodigas (1892) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia steyermarkii Aristeg. (1964) = Heliconia revoluta (Griggs) Standl. (1930)
* Heliconia straminea (Griggs) Standl. (1927) = Heliconia hirsuta L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia strelizia J.F.Gmel. (1791) = Strelitzia reginae Banks. (1788)
* Heliconia striata H.J.Veitch (1880) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia subulata var. gracilis (Petersen) Malme (1934) = Heliconia subulata subsp. gracilis (Petersen) L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia swartziana Roem. & Schult. (1819) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia sylvestris (Gleason) L.B.Sm. (1939) = Heliconia psittacorum L.f. (1782)
* Heliconia tarumaensis Barreiros (1976) = Heliconia acuminata subsp. occidentalis L.Andersson (1985)
* Heliconia thalia Vell. (1829) = Stromanthe thalia (Vell.) J.M.A.Braga (1994-1995 publ. 1995)
* Heliconia trichocarpa var. caducispatha G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979) = Heliconia trichocarpa G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia tricolor Abalo & G.Morales (1985) = Heliconia stricta Huber (1906)
* Heliconia triumphans Linden ex Rodigas (1881) = Phrynium villosulum Miq. (1861)
* Heliconia uleana Loes. (1916) = Heliconia schumanniana Loes. (1916)
* Heliconia undulata (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson (1992) = Heliconia irrasa R.R.Sm. (1975)
* Heliconia vaginalis subsp. mathiasiae (G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles) L.Andersson (1985) = Heliconia mathiasiae G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia variegata Jacq. (1797) = Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (1771)
* Heliconia variegata Loes. (1916), nom. illeg. = Heliconia zebrina Plowman, W.J.Kress & H.Kenn. (1982)
* Heliconia vellozoana Emygdio (1975) = Heliconia farinosa Raddi (1820)
* Heliconia viridis G.Nicholson (1888) = Heliconia indica var. indica
* Heliconia vulcanicola F.G.Stiles (1980) = Heliconia monteverdensis G.S.Daniels & F.G.Stiles (1979)
* Heliconia weberbaueri Loes. (1916) = Heliconia lingulata Ruiz & Pav. (1802)