Heliconia latispatha Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulph.: 170. 1846 sec. Kress 2012
- =Bihai latispatha (Benth.) Griggs in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445. 1904 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008
- =Heliconia aequatoriensis Loes. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54 Beibl. 117: 8-9. 1916 syn. sec. Espejo-Serna & López-Ferrari 2008