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Heliconia Rostrata

Heliconiaceae Heliconia rostrata

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Flower Info:

Petal # 7+

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Type	Categories	Useful Parts
Shrub

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Heliconiaceae Family

Heliconia Genus

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Other Names for this Plant

Lobster claw, False-bird-of-paradise

Location

Molokai, Hawaii

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Heliconiaceae

Zingiberales

Commelinidae

Monocots

One First-Leaves (Monocots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

Multicellular Plants

Plantae

Plants

Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

Heliconia rostrata (Lobster claw, False-bird-of-paradise) is an herbaceous perennial native to the north western region of South America. Other Heliconias grow in the upright position (Heliconia caribaea), their cup-shaped flowers storing water for birds and insects. This plant, however, has downward-facing flowers, and provides a source of nectar to birds.
Heliconias are known to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds, especially the Hummingbird. Because of its unique characteristics, it is often used as a specimen for tropical gardens.
Along with the Kantuta flower, Heliconia rostrata, known as patujú, is the national flower of Bolivia.

Flowers growing wild

Comment: Heliconia Rostrata, Heliconia rostrata

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Thunder

This particular Heliconia looks more like the Heliconia rostrata
Check out this site for comparison of the flowers ganeshvilla.com/plants/heliconia rostrata.htm

July 03, 2010
10:07:18

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