Heliconiaceae
10 species
Tropical flowering plant family with distinctive waxy bracts, lobster-claw flowers, and edible banana-like fruits.
Heliconia bihai
False plantain
Edible: Shoots
Heliconia brevispatha
Bird of Paradise
Edible: Tubers, Root, Leaves
Heliconia caribaea
False plantain
Edible: Shoots, Seeds, Roots
Heliconia danielsiana
Mune
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Heliconia hirsuta
Sweet little heliconia
Edible: Roots, Leaves
Heliconia latispatha
Expanded lobster-claw
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit
Heliconia mariae
Edible: Flowers, Stem heart
Heliconia pogonantha
Mune
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Heliconia psittacorum
Parrot's plantain
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root
Heliconia rostrata
False bird-of-paradise, Hanging lobster claw
Edible: Roots