Psychotria Elata or Hooker’s Lips: The Most Kissable Plant

May 30, 2013 45 comments

These gorgeous pair of red, luscious lips belong to a plant known as Psychotria elata, a tropical tree found in the rain forests of Central and South American countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador. Affectionately, Psychotria elata is called Hooker’s Lips or the Hot Lips Plants. The plant has apparently evolved into its current shape to attract pollinators including hummingbirds and butterflies. According to Oddity Central, the bracts are only kissable for a short while, before they spread open to reveal the plant’s flowers.

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Images via Avaxnews

Comments

  1. where can I get the plant hookers lips and could I grow it in the north east Victoria

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  2. Where can I get these???

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  3. Where can i get this to purchase

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  4. go to your local plant nursery, and take both the scientific name and nickname for the plant, if they don't have it ask them if they can get it, or where you can send to get it.

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    1. These are a tropical/rainforest plant.

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  5. YOUR QUESTIONS LEAD TO ME HAVING QUESTIONS

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  6. but i needz to fuck the plant.
    how/why do you think it was discovered?

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  7. ...he said in all caps!

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  8. le reddit army has arrived.

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  9. "Where can I get these?"
    "Where can I purchase these?"
    Um, geez people, maybe f*cking Google it, instead of leaving a comment somewhere you'll never return to?

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  10. yes go to my local plant nursery and ask for the scientific names and nickname for HOOKER LIPS.

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  11. I would love to see some plant in human action.

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  12. That escalated quickly

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  13. I just learned about these things yesterday. Nature is a wonder, huh.

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  14. or is it?
    Nature is only Natural.

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  15. Everybody is commenting "anonymously".-The fact that you are actually suggesting plant sex only leads to more ANSWERS about YOU.

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    1. Your knowledge to the answers of human and plant sex leads to a great deal more questions.

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  16. First of all google. Second, uh, read? Third, It's a tree, folks. Fourth... rain forest?... hello? "a tropical tree found in the rain forests of Central and South American countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador."
    So if you are able to purchase one online, also purchase lots of grow lights and get ready for a high electric bill and a visit from the police.

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  17. Do they take plant food or cum? Because I have none of one and tons of the other.

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  18. Finally someone to kiss.

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  19. I damn near died laughing at all of yalls comments... too funny... thanks to all the anonymous sarcastic people for making my evening that much more entertaining!

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  20. Becase that's probily the best they can do

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  21. OMG these are 2 cute my Grandma gave some 4 my B-Day

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  22. I have hookers lips in my basement.not for sale

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    1. HAHAHAHA, spoken like a true scholar!

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  23. You guys talk about people wanting to fuck the plant but these are in a genus that produces DMT... though I'm pretty sure these don't.
    Not sure which is worse.

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    1. Is DMT a std?

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    2. nope DMT is a " psychedelic compound of the tryptamine family. When ingested, DMT acts as a powerful hallucinogenic drug." (got that from a google/wikipedia search)

      So... we're looking at a "big lipped" flower that might produce euphoric highs on contact. Those folks in Woodstock '69 could have used these for their "free love" fuck fests.

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  24. All plants have DMT its just in very very low concentrations in most. dehhhhhhhhhh

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  25. thank you, exactly :/

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  26. Psychotria...certainly got them psyched!
    Lol

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  27. woah hey, calm down and have a Snickers. You sound hysterical when you're hungry for emotional validation.

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  28. Look all individual views are fine and proper but not one person has answered....Can We Fuck This Plant Or Not!!

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  29. You understand that these are all sarcastic posts, right? Calm down, take a hot shower, eat that snickers, and go take a nap... It'll all be okay in the morning!

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  30. I'm not hearing a "no" from those lips...

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  31. I cook it with my ayahuasca and it has stronger DMT then Chacruna or Chaliponga . Please have respect for these plants . They are spirits as well . If you work with them and treat them good , you would not talk bad about such a spiritual plant as this . I wish you who talk like children would try it as you would never talk bad about this special plant ...

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  32. Comes from Peru also . Very spiritual plant . Learn more about shamans and ayahuasca then talk about this plant and what it can do for you.

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