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Columnea consanguinea
Columnea consanguinea is a species of flowering plants in the genus Columnea. They are distinctive for possessing red translucent heart-shaped markings on their leaves that serve to attract their main pollinators - the hummingbird Heliodoxa jacula - to their more inconspicuous flowers.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
5 Comments
Beautiful plant. I have seen it growing in Ecuador as well.
Exotic plant! Cool!
what laurenzarate said
looks like a butterfly on a leaf
This is really beautiful. Do you have a picture of the flower? It is not common for a plant to use it's leaves to attract it's pollinator. Bracts around the flower are more common. This is pretty unique.