Heliconia vellerigera

{{short description|Species of plant}}

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|image =Heliconia vellerigera1.jpg

|genus = Heliconia

|species = vellerigera

|authority = Poepp.

|synonyms =

• Bihai vellerigera (Poepp.) Kuntze

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-248650 The Plant List, Heliconia vellerigera]

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Heliconia vellerigera is a plant species in the family Heliconiaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica.[http://eol.org/pages/1117897/overview Encyclopedia of Life]Poeppig, Reise in Chile, Peru 2: 295. 1836. 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.[http://www.banana-tree.com/Product/HELICONIA-VELLERIGERA-SKU108-66.htm Banana tree, Heliconia velligeriana]