⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Heliconia aurea in version 1.1 of The Plant List.
This name is a synonym of Heliconia psittacorum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 50148612
) with original publication details: Ill. Hort. 9: t. 332 t. 332 1862.