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Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 71 1802. (Syn: Bihai poeppigiana (Eichler ex Petersen) Kuntze; Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs; Heliconia poeppigiana Eichler ex Petersen);
Parrot’s beak, Hanging lobster claws, lobster claw, wild plantain, flowering banana, parrot’s flower, macaw flower, false bird-of-paradise;
Id request – 241210PC1: Please identify the plant. It was growing in a herbal garden in Coimbatore.
Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Heliconiaceae, Heliconia rostrata from Delhi: Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Heliconiaceae, Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. peruv. 3:71, t. 305. 1802
Common names: Lobster claw, False-bird-of-paradise A beautiful climber with hanging inflorescence and banana like leaves, photographed from Rajouri Garden, Delhi
Zingiberales-Heliconia: Fairly common variety but this is a heallthy specimen; in a private garden in Chennai.
Garden Flower for ID – 270811 – RK: The flower [only one] is past it’s prime – but was happy to get it
with the fruit forming.There is a beautiful track of different flowers from the same family in Lalbagh but i arrived there a bit late in the season i’m afraid! Date/Time – 14-08-2011/ 8.30am
Location – Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Habitat – Garden/Park Ht – 5′ Common name: Lobster claw, Hanging heliconia
Botanical name: Heliconia rostrata Family: Heliconiaceae (heliconia family) Date/Time- Sep 2011 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Private garden Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub Height/Length- about 4 ft Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-long green Flowers hanging like small red birds with green beaks
SYMBIOSIS : 366 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Attaching an image of a Common Five ring butterfly on the flower of Heliconia rostrata.
Another Heiconia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 4 Mb.
Helicons for ID from Botanical Garden, Bangkok.
lobster claw Heliconia rostrata
Location : Sentosa , Singapore
Date : 18 October 2012
Altitude 131 m.
Habit : Cultivated
Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.??
lobster claw
Yes …
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