Heliconia Linnaeus 1771 (lobster-claw)
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Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Musaceae
Parent taxon: Musaceae according to R. Srivastava 1991
Sister taxa: Haastia, Heliconiaites, Musa, Musocaulon, Musophyllum, Musostrobocaulon
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Bolivia (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (2)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (1), Cuba (1), Venezuela (1)
• Paleogene of India (1)
• Tertiary of Venezuela (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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