Columnea consanguinea

Blossoms Columnea consanguinea very unattractive. However, the tricky plant in time realized that the frail flowers attract pollinators is not, and has acquired a bright red heart-shaped markings on its leaves.

Main pollinator Columnea consanguinea - hummingbird Heliodoxa jacula such an original approach to the matter came to taste. Eyed hummingbirds using red hearts on green leaves finds flowers, nectar which eats.

Lucky to admire the romantic plant inhabitants of Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Ecuador. Columnea consanguinea comfortably grow in tropical forests at an altitude of 300 to 1900 meters above sea level, lying on the ground or trunks derevev.

By the way, in Latin «consanguinea» means "blood." A first drew attention to the leaves with hearts German botanist Johannes von Hanstein in 1865 godu.

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Source: blog.flamingo.ru/2012/03/columnea-consanguinea.html