Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
An endemic plant. I only found a couple with one flower each on my 2 day stay on Roraima tepui. The flower is huge…
Asteraceae
I didn't encounter this species on the Gran Sabana, or on near the Roraima tepui, so this could possibly be endemic to…
Roraima Sundew (Drosera roraimae)
The otherwise leathal (to insects) sundew has a different need every now and then - pollination and propagation! What…
Habenaria roraimensis
This was the only all-green orchid I found on Roraima.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
Roraima rainbow
There are countless waterfalls on and off Roraima, large and small. If the sun is out and the angle is right, a rainbow…
Crepinella umbellata
Perhaps the only plant on Roraima that grows to the size of a tree. It's host to a variety of vegetation and perhaps…
Roraima crevice
This crevice is huge in depth and length, and in one location a rumbling sound - like a remote jet plane - is heard.…
Stegolepis huberi
Differs from Stegolepis guianensis in that it is much smaller (guinanensis is up to 2 m tall vs less than 0,5 m for…