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| Hanging lobster claw (Heliconia rostrata) or False bird of paradise, is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is found in tropical rainforests, as it thrives in warm and humid environment. The inflorescence of many other heliconias grows vertically, facing upwards their cup-shaped bracts storing water for birds and insects. This plant, however, has pendulous inflorescence with the bracts facing downwards, the flowers nestled underneath. Without the collection of rainwater in the bracts, the flowers within them provide a source of undiluted nectar. |
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