EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Heliconia platystachys Baker – false bird-of-paradise, false bird of paradise. Species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heliconia rostrata bracts are pendulous, meaning they dangle in a chain-like fashion as they grow downwards, and they are what give this exceptional tropical beauty the apropos nickname of hanging lobster claw.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heliconia rostrata is an exotic plant that bears flowers that are called the ‘Lobster Claw’ and in a more descriptive name the ‘False-bird-of-paradise’. It is a herbaceous plant native to the north-western region of South America.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan beak, wild plantain, or false bird-of-paradise; the last term refers to their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers in the Strelitzia genus.