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Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata

Photo by Wilson W
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Species ID Suggestions

Lobster claw

Heliconia sp.
mauna Kunzah
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Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata
Jason Alexander
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Comments (3)
Wilson W
Thanks Jason for suggestions!
Jason Alexander
That's not H. bihai.. Maybe that's H. rostrata.. The bracts are facing to different side, H. bihai facing up, and H. rostrata facing down..
mauna Kunzah
This one looks like H. bihai, but since there are 100-200 species in this genus it's hard to say.

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