Heliconia hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. This plant is an erect herb up to 2 m tall, and it is native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, from Belize to Trinidad to Argentina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia hirsutaAndersson, L. 1985. Revision of Heliconia subgen. Stenochlamys (Musaceae-Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica 82: 1–124.
Uses Heliconia hirsuta is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in hot regions with humid climates. Lorenzi, H.; Souza, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum
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External links Heliconia hirsuta observations on iNaturalist