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Heliconia rostrata
	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
Binomial name
	Heliconia rostrata; Ruiz & Pavon
Synonyms
	Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze ; Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs; Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen;

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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.

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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.

External links[edit]

Heliconia rostrata observations on iNaturalist

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[1] The Plant List, Heliconia rostrata

[2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Heliconia rostrata

[3] Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis 3: 71, t. 305, Heliconia rostrata

[4] 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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+{{Short description|Species of plant}}
-{{italic title}}
+{{Speciesbox
-{{Taxobox
+| image = Heliconia rostrata 4.jpg
-|name = Hanging Lobster Claw<br>False Bird of Paradise
-|image = Heliconia rostrata 4.jpg
+| image2 =Lobster claws flower.jpg
+| image2_caption =Lobster claws flower at peak season, Udumalpet, India
-|regnum = [[Plantae]]
+| genus = Heliconia
-|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
+| species = rostrata
-|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
+| authority = Ruiz & Pavon
-|synonyms_ref=<ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-248570 The Plant List, ''Heliconia rostrata'']</ref>
+| synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-248570 The Plant List, ''Heliconia rostrata'']</ref>
-|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]]
+| synonyms = *''Bihai poeppigiana'' <small>(Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze 	</small>
-|ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
-|familia = [[Heliconia]]ceae
-|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
-|}}
-[[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''''', 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]].<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 an upright position (e.g. ''[[Heliconia caribaea|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.<ref>[https://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>
-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 [[hummingbird]]s. 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]].
+Along with the [[Cantua buxifolia|Kantuta]] flower, ''Heliconia rostrata'', known as ''patujú'', is the national flower of [[Bolivia]].
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+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:Heliconia rostrata in Malaysia.jpg
+File:Lobster claws flower at peak season at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
 {{Commons}}
+* [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=123960 Heliconia rostrata observations on iNaturalist]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2703222}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Heliconia rostrata}}
 [[Category:Heliconia|rostrata]]
 [[Category:Flora of Bolivia]]
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 [[Category:Flora of Puerto Rico]]
 [[Category:Flora of Ecuador]]
-[[Category:Flowers]]
 [[Category:Garden plants]]
 [[Category:Plants described in 1802]]
+[[Category:National symbols of Bolivia]]
+[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]
+[[Category:Symbols of Rondônia]]