
''Columnea consanguinea'' is a species of flowering plants in the genus ''Columnea''. They are endemic to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. They are distinctive for possessing red translucent heart-shaped markings on their leaves that serve to attract their main pollinators - the hummingbird ''Heliodoxa jacula'' - to their more inconspicuous flowers.
The species was first described by Johannes von Hanstein in 1865. It is classified under the family Gesneriaceae.
Similar species: Lamiales
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