2 Dec 2010
Comolia ovalifolia
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and walk for about 20 minutes on the open…
2 Dec 2010
Rhynchanthera grandiflora
The boat journey to Angel Falls was interrupted only once by a long section of rapids where we had to disembark and walk for about 20 minutes on the open…
27 Nov 2010
Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)
Most of the daytime (diurnal) butterflies were either hard to get close to, were restlessly fluttering around never to settle down more than a blink of an eye,…
25 Nov 2010
Marcetia taxifolia
Marcetia taxifolia grows alongside the trail to Roraima tepui and looks like it belongs to the heather family. Native range is Colombia to Guyana and Brazil.…
25 Nov 2010
Melastomataceae
Grows alongside the path to Roraima.
Possibly Tribe Marcetieae. Please help me identify it - leave a comment!
23 Nov 2010
False Meadowbeauty (Pterolepis glomerata)
I found this false meadowbeauty (Pterolepis glomerata) growing in a small brook close by Kamoiran lodge.
Native range is Tropical South America.