Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Zingiberales (26)
Family: Heliconiaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Heliconia (3)
Epithet: episcopalis Vell. (1)
Synonyms: Bihai episcopalis (Vell.) Kuntze, Bihai ferdinando-coburgi (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Kuntze, Heliconia ferdinando-coburgi Szyszyl. ex Wawra
episcopalis => of, or relative to a bishop; worthy of attention
ferdinando-coburgi => in honor of Prince Ferdinand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785-1851), prince of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and a general of cavalry in the Austrian Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars