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Helicodiceros bihai, Linn. (H. caribae, Lam.). Balisier. Wild Plantain. Becoming 10-15 ft. tall, banana-like: lvs. oval or oblong-oval, long-petioled, transversely ribbed, the blades 3-5 ft. long: blossom-sheaths very large; scarlet and black, the fls. red or orange. W. Indies and south. B.R. 374. L.B.C. 3:252.—A most striking plant, often seen in glasshouse collections. It is naturalized in the Old World tropics, and is the parent of many horticultural forms, of which the next two are almost surely examples.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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