Archive for 'Fruit'

Yanacocha plant 07 (Gesneriaceae ?)

Yanacocha plant 07 (Gesneriaceae ?)

Yanacocha plant 06 (Bartsia sp)

Yanacocha plant 06 (Bartsia sp)

Yanacocha flower 01 (Rubus sp)

Yanacocha flower 01 (Rubus sp)

This is a small raspberry-like plant at 3500 meter elevation in the Yanacocha reserve just northwest of Quito. Not yet ripe, so I didn’t pick to taste. Wonder what it tastes like when it’s soft and ripe?

Passiflora auriculata

Passiflora auriculata

Not only was this plant in bloom, but it was also growing fruit. What color is it when ripe?

Schefflera rugosum

Schefflera rugosum

Perhaps the only plant on Roraima that grows to the size of a tree. It’s host to a variety of vegetation and perhaps the most conspicuous is the epiphytic bromeliad Tillandsii turneri. Some rugosums are so overgrown with moss and lichen that the girth of the trunk and branches seems hugely oversized. I wonder who [...]

Roraima fruit 001

Roraima fruit 001

Please help me identify it – leave a comment

Epidendrum secundum

Epidendrum secundum

This is the only seed pod I found while on Roraima and it’s ripe and ready to open and disperse the seeds. All the other plants were in bloom, with no pods present.

Psychotria sp (?)

Psychotria sp (?)

It’s a small bush that produces these incredibly colored fruits that grows alongside the path to Roraima. Please help me classify it – leave a comment

Heliotrope Tree (Tournefortia argentea)

Heliotrope Tree (Tournefortia argentea)

Native to Anaa and grows widespread here. I found none in bloom the few hours I was on Anaa, but my host put the flowers to scent the bathroom, so they were still in bloom a few places.

Indian Mulberry (Morinda citrifolia)

Indian Mulberry (Morinda citrifolia)

When this fruit is ripe it turns white and smelly – some therefore call it cheese fruit! It’s rich in carbohydrates and fiber. Both ants and humans alike find it edible. Juice is also made from it.


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