Heliconia aemygdiana information

Heliconia aemygdiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Heliconiaceae
Genus:	Heliconia
Species:	H. aemygdiana
Binomial name
	Heliconia aemygdiana; Burle-Marx

Heliconia aemygdiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte found in tropical South America.^[1] It has a cucumber-like aroma.^[2]

^ "Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^ Knudsen, Jette T.; Tollsten, Lars; Groth, Inga; BergströM, Gunnar; Raguso, Robert A. (October 2004). "Trends in floral scent chemistry in pollination syndromes: floral scent composition in hummingbird-pollinated taxa". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 146 (2): 191–199. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00329.x.

[1] "Heliconia aemygdiana Burle-Marx | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

[2] Knudsen, Jette T.; Tollsten, Lars; Groth, Inga; BergströM, Gunnar; Raguso, Robert A. (October 2004). "Trends in floral scent chemistry in pollination syndromes: floral scent composition in hummingbird-pollinated taxa". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 146 (2): 191–199. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00329.x.