Lobster-claws
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| Scientific name | Heliconia |
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| Family | Vines |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Rank | Genus |
| Order | Zingiberales |
| Higher classification | Heliconiaceae |
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| ID | 2371133 |
About Lobster-claws
Heliconia, derived from the Greek word Ἑλικώνιος, is a genus of flowering plants in the monotypic family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku.