Columnea consanguinea
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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.
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Columnea consanguinea | |
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The leaves of Columnea consanguinea have characteristic red heart-shaped markings on their lower surfaces | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Columnea |
Species: | C. consanguinea |
Binomial name | |
Columnea consanguinea | |
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The species was first described by Johannes von Hanstein in 1865. It is classified under the family Gesneriaceae.