27 Nov 2010
Roraima Sundew (Drosera roraimae)
Roraima Sundew (Drosera roraimae) in bloom! The otherwise leathal (to insects) sundew has a different need every now and then - pollination and propagation!…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima Sundew (Drosera roraimae)
Roraima Sundew (Drosera roraimae) is unique to the Roraima tepui and neighboring tepuis, and is widespread and common here. It resembles the ones growing in…
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…
23 Nov 2010
Bladderwort (Utricularia sp)
This tiny flower was growing close to the river (it's under water in the rainy season) behind Kamoiran lodge.