Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare

Synonyms:	Bihai rostrata (Ruiz & Pav.) Griggs
Common names:	Hanging lobster claw (English) Pendant heliconia (English)
Description:	Tall plant to 2 m. Leaves up to 1.3 m long. Inflorescence pendulous, 30 - 60 cm long; rhachis red. Bracts 15-20, 2-ranked, not overlapping, red at base, yellow at the tip, with a green edge, 10 cm long. Flowers greenish-yellow.
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Derivation of specific name:	rostrata: beaked, probably referring to the tip of the bracts.
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Worldwide distribution:	Argentina to Peru.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Tuesday 30 April 2013
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 551.

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