Sonerila khasiana

Sonerila khasiana

Sonerila khasiana is found in Sikkim's temperate biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to South Tibet and Myanmar.


Medinilla himalayana

Medinilla himalayana

Medinilla himalayana is found in Sikkim's subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is East Himalaya to China.


Southern Soldiers (Cladonia didyma)

Southern Soldiers (Cladonia didyma)

A thriving population of Southern Soldiers (Cladonia didyma). The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the plateau the very same trail walked up, I saw…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the plateau the very same trail walked up, I saw…


Tibouchina sp

Tibouchina sp

Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! -0.589722,-77.880556


Tibouchina sp

Tibouchina sp

The first Melastomataceae I've seen so far with 7-petalled flowers - they mostly seem to have 4 or 5 petals. Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it -…


Tibouchina lepidota

Andesanthus lepidotus

Some were tree-like in size - more than 3 metres tall and with enormous amount of flowers. The andesanthus lepidotus were hypnotizingly beautiful to me and…