VU — Vulnerable

False Bird of Paradise

Heliconia platystachys

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Heliconiaceae

Genus

Heliconia

False Bird of Paradise belongs to the family Heliconiaceae, order Zingiberales, within the Liliopsida class.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). False Bird of Paradise (Heliconia platystachys). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/false-bird-of-paradise

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