Vaʻepaka

Ko e vaʻepaka pe ngutukakā pe helikonia ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi ia. Ko e ʻakau ʻomi mei ʻAmelika-loto ia. Ko e H. psittacorum ʻoku faʻafai ʻi he ngaahi ngoue kakala ʻi Tongá ni, neongo ʻoku tupu ʻi ai foki ko e H. caribaea pea mo e H. stricta pea mo e H. rostrata pea mo e H. collinsiana var. collinsiana (manu ʻo e palataisi kulokula ?).

Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe
vae paʻa (lea fakahaʻamoa, vaʻe paka)
tiare pārata‘ito (lea fakakuki, siale ngutukakā)

Tataku
http://www.hear.org/pier/species/heliconia_spp.htm
http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6215