Heliconias: Dramatic Flowers of the Tropics and Subtropics

Malakar, Moumita; Biswas, S. K.

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3518-5_26

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“…Andersson [17] and Thangam et al, [18] noted the presence of extensive variation within the genus Heliconia, attributing it to the diverse characteristics of the Heliconia family which was observed in the current study also, where substantial variations were also observed. Sexy Pink, Temptress, Wagneriana, and other notable cut flower Heliconia's recorded medium to high sucker production per clump [1] which was similar to the present study [19][20][21][22].…”

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Growth Traits of Pendent Heliconia Genotypes in Kanyakumari Conditions

Krishna,

Jasmine,

Sundar

et al. 2023

IJPSS

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Heliconia is one of the important emerging exotic specialty cut flowers which is gaining importance in the Indian markets and is used as a cut flower, floral decoration, and beautifying gardens. We carried out a field experiment at Horticultural Research Station, Pechiparai, Kanyakumari to evaluate the performance of pendent Heliconia genotypes based on the growth characteristics. The results revealed that among the eight genotypes evaluated, H. chartacea ‘Surinam Gold’ recorded the highest plant height (168.12 cm and 228.32 cm) at 120 and 180 days after planting (DAP) followed by H. vellerigera ‘Red’ and H. chartacea ‘Sexy Pink’ which were on par with each other with the maximum number of suckers (8.05 and 8.20 respectively). H. vellerigera ‘Red’ has the highest stem girth of the rest of the genotypes.

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“…It is perennial, characterized by a sturdy stem and propagation through rhizomes. The name "Heliconia" traces its origin back to Greek, paying homage to Mount Helicon, and is derived from the term 'helikonios' by Carl Linnaeus [1]. Inflorescences, composed of variedly colored waxy bracts, constitute the hallmark of this flower.…”

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Growth Traits of Pendent Heliconia Genotypes in Kanyakumari Conditions

Krishna,

Jasmine,

Sundar

et al. 2023

IJPSS

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“…Petiole length was recorded maximum in H. 'She' followed by H. caribea and H. latispatha, whereas, least observed in H. 'Hirsuta'. Qualitative descriptors related to petiole have been reported (Malakar & Biswas, 2022)…”

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“…It belongs to the family Heliconiaceae and are native to South and Central America and Islands of South Pacific. The genus has about 250-300 species distributed primarily in Neotropical areas from North of Mexico to South of Brazil (Malakar & Biswas, 2022). Heliconia derive their beauty from highly modified leaves or bracts and colour varies from pink, red, orange, yellow, green, with different combinations of sizes and shapes.…”

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Evaluation of Heliconia for growth, flowering and flower yield

S A,

K G,

et al. 2023

J. Hortic. Sci.

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Heliconia is utilized as ornamental plants, usually being grown both as landscaping plants and as cut flowers, owing to colour and the longer durability of its floral bracts. Forty-one genotypes of Heliconia were evaluated for growth, flowering and flower yield. Significant variation was observed among genotypes for vegetative and floral characteristics. The results revealed that the maximum number of leaves per sucker was recorded in H. hirsuta followed by H. ‘Golden Torch Adrian’ and H. ‘GT Sunshine’, while, maximum plant height was recorded in varieties viz., H. caribea (459.33 cm) followed by H. ‘She’ (337.67 cm) and H. rauliniana upright (305.00 cm). However, maximum leaf length was observed in H. caribea (314.33 cm) followed by H. ‘She’ (203.67 cm) and Heliconia metallica (175.00 cm). Maximum sucker production was recorded in H. ‘Tropics’ followed by H. psittacorum ‘Petra’ and H. ‘Guyana’. Among the flowering traits, early flower initiation was recorded in Golden Torch (136.00 days) followed by Lady Di (152.00 days). The rachis length ranged from 72.67 cm (H. ‘Golden Torch’) to 10.00 cm (H. ‘Hirsuta’), however, longest spike was recorded in H. ‘rauliniana upright’ (131.33 cm) followed by H. rostrata ‘Parrots Beak’ (115.67 cm) and H. rostrata Ten Days (97.00 cm), whereas, shortest spike was recorded in H. bihai (9.33 cm).

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