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Heliconia vellerigera is a plant species in the family Heliconiaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica. It is a large herb up to 6 m (20 feet) tall with a pendulous inflorescence of 20-30 red-orange bracts covered with cinnamon-colored hairs.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Heliconia
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Donkey's tail en Hairy heliconia
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