Heliconia rostrata
COMMON NAME | Hanging lobster claw |
TYPE | Ginger/Heliconia |
FAMILY | Heliconiaceae |
NOTES | A
herbaceous perennial with leathery, dark green leaves which are borne on long
petioles arising directly from the ground. It has 3- to 5-feet-tall stems
terminated by a drooping inflorescence. The flowers hang in showy clusters
that emerge from second year stalks. They are enclosed by scarlet and yellow
colored bracts that are 6 to 8 inches long. Its the national flower of
Bolivia. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and
Ecuador |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Terrestrial |
WEB SOURCES |
