Heliconia caribaea Lam. (Encycl. 1: 426. 1785.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( Tortola, ) ],
Common Names: Balisier (L. Antilles), Botecitos (Puerto Rico), Guineo cimarrón (Puerto Rico), Guineo silvestre (Puerto Rico), Pámpano (Puerto Rico), Platanillo (Cuba), Plátano cimarrón (Cuba), Plátano de indio (Puerto Rico), Plátano silvestre (Cuba), Wild plantain (Jamaica),
Synonyms: Bihai bihai sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non Musa bihai L. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 237. 1925.), Bihai borinquena (Griggs) Griggs (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904.), Bihai borinquena (Griggs) Griggs var. coccinea Griggs & Harris (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 324. 1915.), Heliconia borinquena Griggs (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 658. 1903.), Heliconia luteofusca Jacq. (Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 25. 1797.),
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