| Common Name | Scientific Name | Code |
| n/a | Heliconia aurantiaca Ghiesbr. ex Lem. [excluded] | HEAU5 |
| n/a | Heliconia pendula Wawra | HEPE11 |
| n/a | Heliconia wagneriana Peterson | HEWA2 |
| expanded lobsterclaw | Heliconia latispatha Benth. | HELA12 |
| false bird of paradise | Heliconia platystachys Baker | HEPL5 |
| false bird of paradise | Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav?n | HERO7 |
| Guatemalan bird of paradise | Heliconia subulata Ruiz & Pav?n | HESU7 |
| heliconia | Heliconia L. | HELIC2 |
| Heliconia bihai | Bihai bihai (L.) Griggs | BIBI6 |
| Heliconia bihai | Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq. | HEHU3 |
| Heliconia wagneriana | Heliconia elongata Griggs | HEEL7 |
| lobsterclaw | Heliconia caribaea Lam. | HECA10 |
| macawflower | Heliconia bihai (L.) L. | HEBI4 |
| parakeetflower | Heliconia psittacorum L. f. | HEPS2 |
| platanillo | Heliconia collinsiana Griggs | HECO31 |
| shining bird of paradise | Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. | HEME4 |
| wild plantain | Heliconia deflexa G.S. Daniels & F.G. Stiles | HEDE16 |
| wild plantain | Heliconia irrasa R.R. Sm. | HEIR |