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22 Aug 2018

Tyrshi Falls, Meghalaya

Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India There are countless small and large waterfalls in Meghalaya. Some stunning beyond description and impossible to miss, except…

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IndiaMeghalayaNatureLandscape

20 Aug 2018

A waterfall in Lumwahnai, Meghalaya

There are so many waterfalls in Meghalaya that I wondered if mega refers to numbers of rapids and waterfalls. Only the largest and most accessible waterfalls…

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MeghalayaIndiaLandscapeNature

19 Aug 2018

Kynrem falls, Meghalaya

One might think it is a bad idea visiting the wettest place on earth during the monsoon, but this is the time when all the hidden waterfalls reveal themselves…

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San IsidroEcuadorPlantsMalpighiaceaeFlowers

1 Dec 2011

Banisteriopsis sp

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

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San IsidroEcuadorMelastomataceaeLeavesPlants

1 Dec 2011

Tibouchina sp

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

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San IsidroEcuadorMelastomataceaeFlowersPlants

1 Dec 2011

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 -…

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San IsidroEcuadorPlantsAsteraceaeLeaves

1 Dec 2011

Munnozia hastifolia

Native range of munnozia hastifolia is Venezuela to Argentina. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556

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EcuadorSan IsidroPlantsAsteraceaeFlowers

1 Dec 2011

Munnozia hastifolia

Native range of munnozia hastifolia is Venezuela to Argentina. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556

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EcuadorSan IsidroPlantsHydrangeaceaeLeaves

1 Dec 2011

Hydrangea peruviana

Native range of hydrangea peruviana is Costa Rica to Bolivia. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556

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San IsidroEcuadorFlowersPlantsHydrangeaceae

1 Dec 2011

Hydrangea peruviana

Finally a specimen not out of reach! I first encountered the infloresence of the Hydrangea peruviana high up towards the canopy in the jungle, but here it was…

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