A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

These unique flowers have captivated gardeners and nature lovers alike with their uncanny resemblance to our feathered ...

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South Africa, known for its vibrant colours and striking bird-like appearance. Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South ...

Most are distinguished by striking colors and bright plumage of yellow, blue, scarlet, and green. These colors distinguish them as some of the world's most dramatic and attractive birds.

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Pineapples came on a Spanish ship from Brazil, plumeria arrived fresh off a boat from Mexico, and bird of paradise flowers came from South Africa. Now a familiar part of the landscape, these ...

Their reproductive structures are composed of waxy, elongated leaves called bracts. Many Heliconia flowers resemble the ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ...

Heliconia bella in Panama. This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study.