Tag Archives: Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Passiflora mansoi

Passiflora mansoi

Native range is central Brazil.

Passiflora mansoi UV

Passiflora mansoi UV

Perhaps equally beautiful in UV as in visible light?

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! This is one of the tallest of the trees here, and during my visit they were all in fruit. Popular names: Pequi or souari nut. Native range is Bolivia, […]

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! Popular names: Pequi or souari nut. Native range is Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Hyptis frondosa

Hyptis frondosa

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. Native range is Brazil.

Hyptis frondosa

Hyptis frondosa

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. Native range is Brazil.

Ipomoea procurrens

Ipomoea procurrens

Native range is Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay.

Ipomoea procurrens

Ipomoea procurrens

Native range is Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay.

Aldama robusta

Aldama robusta

Native range is Brazil.

Aldama robusta

Aldama robusta

Native range is Brazil.

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range is Mexico to tropical South America.

Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Perhaps even more beautiful in UV as the dark center is contrasting the bright petals, opposed to all yellow we humans see?

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range is Mexico to tropical South America.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27 UV

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27 UV

Surprisingly this flower is very uniform in reflection in UV compared to the nuances in visible light.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! Please help me identify it – leave a comment!

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 27

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the cerrado has been destroyed. Please help me identify it […]

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow!

Calliandra viscidula UV

Calliandra viscidula UV

Darker in UV compared to visible light.

Calliandra viscidula

Calliandra viscidula

Native range is Brazil.

Calliandra viscidula

Calliandra viscidula

Native range is Brazil.

Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a petiole/stalk). Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Solanum gomphodes UV

Solanum gomphodes UV

Darker in UV compared to visible light.

Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a petiole/stalk). Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species, and I was like a kid in a candy store! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

I’ve also encountered this species in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia – on the plateau there. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Passiflora mansoi

Passiflora mansoi

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Many of the fruits are edible and even very sweet, including Passifloras. Native range is central Brazil.

Passiflora mansoi

Passiflora mansoi

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. Native range is central Brazil.

Passiflora mansoi

Passiflora mansoi

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species. Native range is central Brazil.

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This my second day here and thus another panorama (large image – click to see) of the incredible formations named Cidade de pedra in Portuguese, and this is one of the most spectacular natural wonders I’ve seen and should be a UNESCO World Heritage site! Getting here is very difficult as the park authorities only […]

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil – the largest wetland in the world. A major reason this has managed to stand against the forces of agricultural interests is the incredible rock formations and sheer cliffs, of which only a tiny portion is seen in […]

Heteropterys coriacea

Heteropterys coriacea

Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Heteropterys coriacea

Heteropterys coriacea

Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Minaria acerosa

Native range is Brazil to Argentina.

Trimezia juncifolia

Trimezia juncifolia

This was the only specimen I found. Native range is central and south Brazil.

Vochysia rufa

Vochysia rufa

Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Palicourea rigida

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Like so many plant species here, this bark is also soft. Native range is tropical South America.

Vochysia rufa

Vochysia rufa

Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Palicourea rigida

Palicourea rigida

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the cerrado has been destroyed. Native range is tropical South America.

Eugenia punicifolia

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is tropical South America and Cuba.

Eugenia punicifolia

Eugenia punicifolia

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. Native range is tropical South America and Cuba.

Kielmeyera coriacea

Kielmeyera coriacea

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Kielmeyera coriacea

Kielmeyera coriacea

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Cissus erosa

Cissus erosa

The inflorescence looks very similar to the Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa), but the long and slender leaves of this one is very dissimilar to spinosa. Native range is Mexico to tropical America.

Cissus erosa

Cissus erosa

The inflorescence looks very similar to the Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa), but the long and slender leaves of this one is very dissimilar to spinosa. Native range is Mexico to tropical America.

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range is Mexico to tropical South America.

Amasonia sp

Amasonia sp

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Amasonia sp

Amasonia sp

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The number of plant species is enormous, and I am really saddened by the fact that perhaps 90% of the Cerrado has been destroyed. I found none with open flowers, unfortunately. Please help me identify it – leave a […]

Passiflora sp

Passiflora sp

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Dalechampia occidentalis

Dalechampia occidentalis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Dalechampia occidentalis

Dalechampia occidentalis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Dalechampia occidentalis

Dalechampia occidentalis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Moss (Phylum Bryophyta)

Moss (Phylum Bryophyta)

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species!

Ouratea spectabilis

Ouratea spectabilis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.

Ouratea spectabilis

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 to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a ripe one, it will bleed an ink-like substance. […]

Amphilophium elongatum

Amphilophium elongatum

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Guianas and Brazil.

Amphilophium elongatum

Amphilophium elongatum

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! The fragrance was very sweet! Native range is Guianas and Brazil.

Qualea multiflora

Qualea multiflora

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Peru to Brazil and Paraguay.

Qualea multiflora

Qualea multiflora

At first glance one might think this flower is missing petals, but not so! This is the design – why I wonder. Native range is Peru to Brazil and Paraguay.

Combretum mellifluum

Combretum mellifluum

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.

Combretum mellifluum

Combretum mellifluum

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.

Dimorphandra mollis

Dimorphandra mollis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay.

Dimorphandra mollis

Dimorphandra mollis

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 10

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 10

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 10

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 10

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park there are many species that grow to small trees no taller than 2-3 metres in height – this is one of those. It’s a unique experience to walk among so many species and with such a dense growth on a soil made of eroded rock – sand. Please help me […]

Chamaecrista hispidula

Chamaecrista hispidula

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Mexico to Tropical America.

Chamaecrista hispidula

Chamaecrista hispidula

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Mexico to Tropical America.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 07

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Rauvolfia weddeliana

Rauvolfia weddeliana

Native range is central Brazil to Paraguay.

Rauvolfia weddeliana

Rauvolfia weddeliana

Native range is central Brazil to Paraguay.

Byrsonima rigida

Byrsonima rigida

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Brazil.

Byrsonima rigida

Byrsonima rigida

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Brazil.

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

The park is a tiny fraction of this plateau, which is a rainmaker responsible for one of the natural wonders of the world – the Pantanal! It is a geological formation easily seen from space – chose “satellite” on the map here and you’ll see what I mean. If this plateau did not exist, the […]

Trimezia lutea UV

Trimezia lutea UV

No surprise patterns or reflection/absorbtion in UV compared to visible light.

Trimezia lutea

Trimezia lutea

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Native range is Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01 UV

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01 UV

What a big surprise that this bright flower in visible light is completely dark in UV! Not even a lighter and a darker region.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species. This was the only specimen of this species I encountered. Please help me identify it – leave a comment.

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01

Chapada dos Guimaraes plant 01

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species! Please help me identify it.

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is the Véu de Noiva, a beautiful waterfall that is protected by the inaccessible and very deep gorge. Getting to the Chapada dos Guimaraes National Parkis was very difficult as the park authorities only allow a limited stay in the hottest hours of the day with a local guide that collects a key from […]

Blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana)

Blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana)

I was focused on photographing landscape panoramas, and did not bring my heavy lens! I have learned the hard way, and now I always bring all my gear even to the most barren of places! This species has a somewhat safe haven inside the Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park, and they need all remaining protected […]

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil – the largest wetland in the world. This is looking west towards the city of Cuiaba. A major reason this has managed to stand against the forces of agricultural interests is the incredible rock formations and sheer cliffs, […]

Vellozia glauca

Vellozia glauca

Only a few days, perhaps weeks a year this species produces huge and wonderful flowers. I was very grateful to be here at the very end of this short period. Otherwise I would have only seen these leaves. Native range is Brazil.

Vellozia glauca

Vellozia glauca

On my way into Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park, a tiny protected area on the immensely diverse Cerrado of Brazil, I saw this colorful flash of pink in the corner of my eye. Then another one, and I immediately had to stop the car and explore this huge flower. My very first encounter of this […]

Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

The only encounter of the species during my short stay inside Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park. Unfavourable background, unfortunately – hopefully better opportunity comes along during my next stay in Brazil. It sounds like this:

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

The locked gate to the most remote part of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is guarded by a family of burrowing owls. A nice welcome I think, but if you drive all the way out here, know that you must make an appointment with the park authorities through a local authorized guide. The park will […]