Asiatic dayflower

Description:

Very small little wild flowers. As its name implies, the flowers of the Asiatic Dayflower last for only one day. Typically two or three flowers (which constitute an inflorescence) are produced in a folded, heart shaped, leaf-like bract (called a spathe).

Habitat:

Seen in mountain terrane at Rancho Naturalista Primary pre-montane Caribbean slope rainforest at 2970ft (900m) It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia.