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.


Pseudophasma blanchardi

Pseudophasma blanchardi

The forest around the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is teaming with insects and some are really hard to see, like this stick-insect.…


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…


Frankenia triandra

Frankenia triandra

Grows on the salty portions of the rim of the Salar de Uyuni that receives fresh water sporadically. Altitude: 3669 metres. Native range is Peru to Argentina.…


Frankenia triandra

Frankenia triandra

Grows close to hot springs, and is thus salt and mineral tolerant. Altitude: 4402 metres. Native range is Peru to Argentina. -18.098056,-69.029444…


Tibouchina sp

Tibouchina sp

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


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 -…