⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-50101908, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Heliconia metallica .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50101908
) with original publication details: Gartenflora 20: 152 152 1871.