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…
1 Dec 2010
Cheiradenia cuspidata
The forest below Angel Falls is dense, moist and dark and this was the only Cheiradenia cuspidata I found in bloom. It's epiphytic. Native range is Trinidad to…
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
Epidendrum imthurnii
Epidendrum imthurnii is one of just a few of this particular species in bloom.
Native range is the Guyana Shield.
27 Nov 2010
Epidendrum montigenum
This was one of very few epidendrum montigenum I found in bloom. If I only had more time on Roraima I would have been able to look for and absorb much more of…
27 Nov 2010
Habenaria roraimensis
Habenaria roraimensis was the only all-green orchid I found 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…