2 Dec 2010
Palicourea rigida
Palicourea rigida is a common shrub on the savanna. I saw several on the way to Roraima tepui, and on the way to Angel falls, where this photo was taken. This…
1 Dec 2010
Angel Falls flower 002 (Retiniphyllum)
These flowers grow on a tree on the the last remaning soil before two rivers meet - the Kerep river (fed from Angel Falls) and Chrurun river (a tributary of…
27 Nov 2010
Notopleura crassa
Notopleura crassa is one of many species of shrub on Roraima.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
27 Nov 2010
Palicourea concinna
I only found a handful of palicourea concinna in bloom. I assume it's endemic. The leaves remind me of the European Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). Native…
27 Nov 2010
Bladderwort (Utricularia sp)
I thought this belonged to the carnivorous sundews (Drosera roraimae), but none of these flowers sprung up from any visible host! I did find it among sundews,…
26 Nov 2010
Bladderwort (Utricularia quelchii)
Here on Roraima I found the flowering bladderwort (Utricularia quelchii) to be quite inaccessible in contradiction to the Utricularia humboldtii on the open…
25 Nov 2010
Bladderwort (Utricularia humboldtii)
Bladderwort (Utricularia humboldtii) is a beautiful flower from a rather deadly plant! The bladders are in fact traps to catch various organisms, and when the…
25 Nov 2010
Palicourea phaneroloma
Palicourea phaneroloma is a small bush that produces these incredibly colored fruits that grows alongside the path to Roraima. Native range is the Guyana…