There are millions of plant species in this remarkable world.
Every species of plant is unique for itself and different from another plant
species.
Some plant species can sometimes look like parts of the human
body. In the rain forests of Central and South American
countries like Columbia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama, there lives one
interesting plant which looks ready to kiss you. The two red leafs that look
like lips belong to Psychotria elata.
It is also sometimes called Hooker Lips
plant or Hot Lips Plant. The reason for the name is obvious.
The leafs have evolved to the current shape to attract
pollinators (hummingbirds, butterflies).
However, the bracts “are kissable” for
a short time because little flowers come out from the center of “the lips”.
Thered color of the bract attracts the pollinators and they come on top the
flowers to pollinate them.
This type of attracting pollinators is a very
effective and ingenious idea, don’t you think.
The hot lips plant is very rear and tender for the
environmental conditions. That’s why its seed is very expensive and it’s found only
in a few places. We hope that this remarkable plant will not get extinct.
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