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Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata

Description:

For the flower: It has a fuzzy texture. A reddish pinkish color with yellow and green at the tips. A bit sticky near the opening of the flower. A faint sour smell. Petals were about the size of half a 12 year old boys hand. The stem was about as long as a grown mans arm. For the plant: Leaves about the size of your head and as long as half a 12 year olds arm. Leaves have a leather like texture. Stem is very thin and stiff.

Habitat:

Singapore, back yard, rain forrest climate

Notes:

ants crawling all over the flower

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Lobster Claw
Heliconia rostrata Heliconia rostrata


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Singapore American School
Spotted by a stud ent at Singapore American School

Singapore

Spotted on Jan 26, 2015
Submitted on Jan 26, 2015

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