10 Jul 2023
Panax bipinnatifidus
Panax bipinnatifidus is found in Sikkim's temperate to subalpine biomes to 4000 meters elevation. Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China,…
7 May 2019
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
A Tasmanian endemic, which means it lives nowhere else on Earth.
15 Nov 2016
Seychelles Parrot (Coracopsis barklyi)
The Seychelles parrot is as its name implies endemic to the archipelago, which means it's a vulnerable species. In fact it's only found on one island, Praslin.…
15 Mar 2016
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
This wonderfully colored bird is definitely into a balanced diet, as it will gladly take handouts like apples from us humans. In fact this is one of many pairs…
27 Nov 2010
Crepinella umbellata
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…
27 Nov 2010
Stegolepis huberi
Differs from Stegolepis guianensis in that it is much smaller (guinanensis is up to 2 m tall vs less than 0,5 m for huberi). Huberi has inferior number of…
25 Nov 2010
Stegolepis guianensis
Found on Roraima tepui where it is considerably smaller than this large specimen growing in the soil below. Native range is Roraima tepui and surrounding……