Sikkim plant (Sarcopyramis)
Elevation: 1890 meters.
Archive for 'Melastomataceae'
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 is found in Sikkim’s subtropical biome. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is East Himalaya to China.
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 new and interesting plants all the time! With the enormous diversity of flora in this park, one would need years to see and photograph […]
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 new and interesting plants all the time! With the enormous diversity of flora in this park, one would need years to see and photograph […]
Tibouchina sp
Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!
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 – leave a comment!
Tibouchina lepidota
Some were tree-like in size – more than 3 metres tall and with enormous amount of flowers. These trees were hyptnotizingly beautiful to me and birds & insects alike. Altitude 2105 metres.
Monochaetum sp
Altitude 2112 metres. Help me identify it – leave a comment!
San Isidro plant 01 (Monochaetum)
One of many species in the Melastomataceae family in Ecuador, and around San Isidro Lodge. Altitude 2112 metres. Help me identify it – leave a comment!
Brachyotum jamesonii
Native to Ecuador and Peru and this altitude called Páramo. I saw several individuals on my trip here. Altitude 3720 metres
Cayambe Coca plant 06 (Miconia)
Altitude 3450 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 06 (Miconia)
Altitude 3450 metres.
Incan Earring (Brachyotum ledifolium)
The leaves are covered with rather stiff hairs. Altitude 3450 metres. Native range is Colombia to Peru.
Incan Earring (Brachyotum ledifolium)
I found none with open flowers, but the promise is beautiful nonetheless. Altitude 3450 metres. Native range is Colombia to Peru.
Comolia ovalifolia
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and walk for about 20 minutes on the open savanna. This flowering shrub was located along this path. Native range is Brazil.
Rhynchanthera grandiflora
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and walk for about 20 minutes on the open savanna. This flowering shrub was located along this path. Native range is Mexico to tropical South America.
Marcetia taxifolia
Grows alongside the path to Roraima tepui and looks like it belongs to the heather family. Native range is Colombia to Guyana and Brazil.
Melastomataceae
Grows alongside the path to Roraima. Possibly Tribe Marcetieae. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!
Microlicia benthamiana
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
Pterolepis sp
I found this growing in a small brook close by Kamoiran lodge. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!