6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species!
Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.
6 Dec 2014
Ouratea spectabilis
The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it…
19 Nov 2013
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)
The number of plant species you see from the canopy towers of Cristalino Jungle Lodge is impressive. Unfortunately most are out of focus, as all the visitors…
8 Dec 2011
Wild mango (Grias neuberthii)
I wonder what this wild mango fruit tastes like compared to the cultivated varieties. I for one am certain the fruit and the tree itself contains properties…
8 Dec 2011
Wild mango (Grias neuberthii)
An incredibly fascinating flower - thick and waxy and extremely tough. This tree grows close to the creek on the grounds of the welcome center of Napo Wildlife…
25 Nov 2010
Poecilandra retusa
This small tree grows alongside the path to Roraima and is common all over the Gran Sabana.
Native range is Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.