A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Heliconia rostrata
This flower is flattened and not 3 dimensional like most flowers are.Bilatterally flattened and pollinated by hummingbirds.
Seen on a coffee plantation
Spotted on Apr 23, 2018
Submitted on Oct 13, 2018
3 Comments
Thanks Lauren . These are bilaterally flattened.
I think this is Heliconia rostrata. Yes, as you thought, "False Bird of Paradise" or Lobster Claw.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconia
Heliconia. These are pollinated by hummingbirds.