heliconia latispatha

45cm americaand americacolombiavenezuelaecuadorandperu anherbaceousperennialup bracts erect flowers green heliconia infloridaandjamaica1it latisp latispathaexpanded leaves lobsterclaw2is long native naturalized northernsouth ofbananas orange plant red resembling southernmexicotabascooaxacachiapascampechecentral species subtending tall theinflorescenceis yellow