28 Nov 2010
Symbolanthus elisabethae
A large flower that is like a beacon of color in the greens of the montane forest, right next to the Roraima wall. It's pollinated by birds. Native range is…
28 Nov 2010
Celiantha imthurniana
This plant grows close to the plateu of Roraima in the montane forest. It was raining on my way up, so photography was not an option, but I was in luck on my…
27 Nov 2010
Rogersonanthus quelchii
I didn't find many of this shrub in bloom - either the flowers were messed up by insects and birds, or simply past blooming.
25 Nov 2010
Helia alata
Grows alongside the path to Roraima.
Native range is from Nicaragua to Ecuador to northern South America.
25 Nov 2010
Curtia tenuifolia
A very small flower and the plant itself is barly visible in between the grasses alongside the trail to Roraima. Native range is Mexico to tropical South…