Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Zingiberidae | Gingers and related plants |
Order | Zingiberales | Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others |
Family | Heliconiaceae | Heliconia family |
Genus | Heliconia | From the Greek word helikonios, home of a temple of Poseidon |
Species | bihai | |
Bihai bihai (L.) Griggs, nom. inval.
Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq., nom. utique rej.
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