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Gingers, heliconias & bananas of Suriname

110 species · 39 profiles

False Bird-of-paradiseFalse Bird-of-paradiseHeliconia acuminataLobster Claw HeliconiaLobster Claw HeliconiaHeliconia bihaiParrot's BeakParrot's BeakHeliconia psittacorumPhenakospermum guyannensePhenakospermum guyannenseIndian head gingerIndian head gingerCostus scaberGoeppertia ellipticaGoeppertia ellipticaJenjibre-de-jardinJenjibre-de-jardinRenealmia alpiniamasusaGoeppertia micansGoeppertia micansHanging Lobster Claw HeliconiaHanging Lobster Claw HeliconiaHeliconia rostrataIndian shotIndian shotCanna indicaCrêpe gingerCrêpe gingerHellenia speciosaAlligator flagAlligator flagThalia geniculataPlantainPlantainMusa paradisiacaShampoo gingerShampoo gingerZingiber zerumbetGalangalGalangalAlpinia galangaEdible bananaEdible bananaMusa acuminataRed GingerRed GingerAlpinia purpurataTraveller's PalmTraveller's PalmRavenala madagascariensisIschnosiphon leucophaeusIschnosiphon leucophaeusArrowrootArrowrootMaranta arundinaceaWater cannaWater cannaCanna glaucaGrains of ParadiseGrains of ParadiseAframomum meleguetaRed renealmiaRed renealmiaRenealmia cernuaButterfly ginger lilyButterfly ginger lilyHedychium coronariumHeliconia episcopalisHeliconia episcopalisShell gingerShell gingerAlpinia zerumbetDimerocostus strobilaceusDimerocostus strobilaceusMaranta gibbaMaranta gibbaTurmericTurmericCurcuma longaTorch gingerTorch gingerEtlingera elatiorGingerGingerZingiber officinaledyindyaPampanoPampanoCalathea luteaFire BirdFire BirdHeliconia strictaVariegate-gingerVariegate-gingerAlpinia vittataGolden CannaGolden CannaCanna flaccidaCostus erythrophyllusCostus erythrophyllusAromatic GingerAromatic GingerKaempferia galangaSweet wild bananaSweet wild bananaMusa balbisianaLaterite BananaLaterite BananaMusa rubra

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Recorded in Suriname, but there is not enough reliable information yet for a full profile.

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