28 Nov 2010
Passiflora angusta
I was surprised to see a Passion flower on the savanna, as out in the open there is nothing to climb on for one. I only found this one - about a kilometre…
28 Nov 2010
Monnina cacumina
This bush grows in the montane forest close to the Roraima walls.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
28 Nov 2010
Vellosiella spathacea
This plant reminds me of a cucumber or melon, but I found none with fruit. It grows in the montane forest by the Roraima wall. Native range is the Guyana…
28 Nov 2010
Symbolanthus elisabethae
A large flower that is like a beacon of color in the greens of the montane forest, right next to the Roraima wall. It's pollinated by birds. Native range is…
28 Nov 2010
Celiantha imthurniana
This plant grows close to the plateu of Roraima in the montane forest. It was raining on my way up, so photography was not an option, but I was in luck on my…
27 Nov 2010
Notopleura crassa
One of many species of shrub on Roraima.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
27 Nov 2010
Epidendrum imthurnii
One of just a few of this particular species in bloom.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
27 Nov 2010
Epidendrum montigenum
This was one of very few I found in bloom. If I only had more time on Roraima I would have been able to look for and absorb much more of the wonderful…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
An endemic plant. I only found a couple with one flower each on my 2 day stay on Roraima tepui. The flower is huge compared to the European heather, which…