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Columnea consanguinea These shine like little jewels in the understorey - not very heart shaped though! Cerro Montezuma,Columnea consanguinea,Tatama National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Columnea consanguinea

These shine like little jewels in the understorey - not very heart shaped though!

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''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
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Dec 25, 2019. Captured Aug 7, 2019 22:34.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO2500
  • 60mm