Heliconia rostrata, Reserva Forestal Bosque de Yotoco, Colombia

"Heliconia rostrata" is an herbaceous perennial native to Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, and naturalized in Puerto Rico. Other "Heliconia"s grow in the upright position, their cup-shaped flower bracts storing water for birds and insects. This plant, however, has downward-facing flowers, the flowers thus providing a source of nectar to birds.