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| image2_caption =Lobster claws flower at peak season, Udumalpet, India
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-248570 The Plant List, ''Heliconia rostrata'']</ref>
| synonyms = *''Bihai poeppigiana'' <small>(Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze </small>▼
▲|synonyms=*''Bihai poeppigiana'' <small>(Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze </small>
*''Bihai rostrata'' <small>(Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs</small>
*''Heliconia poeppigiana'' <small>Eichler ex Petersen</small>
▲|genus = ''[[Heliconia]]''
▲|species = '''''H. rostrata'''''
▲|binomial = ''Heliconia rostrata''
▲|binomial_authority = Ruiz & Pavon
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[[File:Heliconia rostrata in Malaysia.jpg|thumb|Grown in [[Malaysia]]]]▼
'''''Heliconia rostrata''''' (also known as Hanging Lobster Claw or False Bird of Paradise) is an herbaceous perennial native to [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]], and naturalized in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=248570 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Heliconia rostrata'']</ref> Other ''[[Heliconia]]''s grow in the upright position (e.g. ''[[Heliconia caribaea]]''), their cup-shaped flower bracts storing water for birds and insects. This plant, however, has downward-facing flowers, the flowers thus providing a source of [[nectar]] to birds.<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/674785#page/96/mode/1up Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis 3: 71, t. 305, ''Heliconia rostrata'']</ref><ref>Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.</ref>▼
▲'''''Heliconia rostrata''''',
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.▼
▲Heliconias are known to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds, especially the [[
Along with the [[Kantuta]] flower, Heliconia rostrata, known as patujú, is the national flower of [[Bolivia]].▼
▲Along with the [[Cantua buxifolia|Kantuta]] flower, ''Heliconia rostrata'', known as ''patujú'', is the national flower of [[Bolivia]].
==Gallery==
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File:Heliconia_rostrata_with_ants_01.jpg
File:Heliconia_rostrata_with_ants_02.jpg
File:Heliconia_rostrata_close_up.jpg
File:Heliconia_rostrata_close_up_with_ants.jpg
File:Lobster claws flower at peak season at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira.jpg
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=123960 Heliconia rostrata observations on iNaturalist]
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[[Category:National symbols of Bolivia]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]
[[Category:Symbols of Rondônia]]
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Heliconia rostrata | |
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Lobster claws flower at peak season, Udumalpet, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Heliconiaceae |
Genus: | Heliconia |
Species: | H. rostrata
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Binomial name | |
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pavon
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Heliconia rostrata, the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to El Salvador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, and naturalized in Puerto Rico.[2] Other heliconias grow in an upright position (e.g. Heliconia bihai), their cup-shaped flower bracts storing water for birds and insects. This plant, however, has downward-facing flowers, the flowers thus providing a source of nectar to birds.[3][4]
Heliconias are known to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds, especially the hummingbirds. 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.
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Heliconia rostrata
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia rostrata
- ^ Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis 3: 71, t. 305, Heliconia rostrata
- ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
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