JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Columnea consanguinea in flower The distinctive red is used used to attract the Green-crowned brilliant down to its flowers for pollination Cerro Montezuma,Columnea consanguinea,Tatama National Park Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Columnea consanguinea in flower

The distinctive red is used used to attract the Green-crowned brilliant down to its flowers for pollination

    comments (1)

  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Cross linking the hummingbird, for those interested:

    green crowned brilliant heliodoxa_jacula Thanks to Carlos' book I have ID'd him at last. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Green-crowned brilliant,Heliodoxa jacula,Winter,brillante coroniverde,colibri,green crowned brilliant,heliodoxa jacula
     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Columnea consanguinea

''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.

Info 2 0
Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by NattyOne
View NattyOne's profile

By NattyOne

All rights reserved
Uploaded Dec 25, 2019. Captured Aug 8, 2019 20:35.
country flag of Colombia Explore Colombia 8,334 2,805 0
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/664s
  • ISO2500
  • 60mm