Amazing flower resembling the female plump lips

In the forests of Central and South America is increasing seductive flower. Its shape resembles a red female lips on it and came up with the name - psychotria elata, or Psychotria sublime. But there is another, more mundane - Shlyuhiny sponge.




Psychotria (lat. Psychotria) - a genus of plants of the family Rubiaceae (Rubiaceae). Members of the genus - small trees growing in tropical forests.



Psychotria sublime - one of about 100 species of Psychotria living in Central America.

This unusual plant grows in the tropical forests of Central and South America and is known in countries such as Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador.



The plant has found a form evolving in order to attract a greater number of his views pollinators, hummingbirds and butterflies.

















The fruits of the tree of bright blue, as well as many other species of Psychotria.



Red bracts really quite attractive, especially for butterflies and hummingbirds.





This wonderful flower is under threat of extinction due to uncontrolled deforestation.



Therefore, if you want to kiss Mother Nature, you can still have time, to find in the forests of the South American plant is tempting scarlet.



Source: bigpicture.ru