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Heliconia
Heliconia, derived from the Greek word helikonios, is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to Indonesia. Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, wild plantains or false bird-of-paradise. The last term refers to their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers (Strelitzia). Collectively, these plants are also simply referred to as heliconias.
Found in tropical climate.
this is great to show how it looks when it is opened...mine is still closed
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/636...
Spotted on Jun 5, 2011
Submitted on Jul 11, 2011
