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Heliconia

Heliconia sp.

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange cups lined with yellow, young specimen.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest

Notes:

Important plants for hummingbirds, and even some species of bats, which use the leaves to make a "tent."

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PublishedMarch 19, 2011

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