Heliconia rostrata

taxobox
name = "Heliconia rostrata"

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Zingiberales
familia = Heliconiaceae
genus = "Heliconia"
species = "H. rostrata"
binomial = "Heliconia rostrata"
binomial_authority = Ruiz & Pavon|

"Heliconia rostrata" provides nectar to birds as it is in the upside down position, while other Heliconias grow in the upright position with a cup shape ("Heliconia caribaea"), storing water for birds and insects.

Heliconias are know to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds and especially the Hummingbird.