A joke of nature — an amazing flower of "Whore's lips"
The name of this unusual flower in the form of scarlet female lips is psychotria elata or Psychotria sublime. But it also has a more "mundane" name — "Whore's lips". It is considered the most piquant because of its bright red petals, resembling the shape of a woman's plump lips. This seductive flower grows in the forests of Central and South America.
Psychotria (Latin Psychotria) is a genus of plants in the Madder family (Rubiaceae). Representatives of the genus are small trees growing in tropical forests.
Psychotria exalted is one of about 100 species of psychotria found in Central America.
This unusual plant grows in the rainforests of Central and South America and is known in countries such as Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador.
The plant has acquired this form by evolving in order to attract more pollinators, hummingbirds and butterflies with its appearance.
The fruits of the tree are bright blue, like many other species of the genus Psychotria.
Red bracts are really quite attractive, especially for butterflies and hummingbirds.
This wonderful flower was threatened with extinction due to uncontrolled deforestation.
Therefore, if you want to kiss Mother Nature, then you can still have time by finding a tempting scarlet plant in the South American forests.