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…
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…
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.
11 Oct 2010
Gullkløver (Trifolium aureum)
Det er kun ett sted jeg har sett gullkløver (Trifolium aureum) vokse i mine år her - i den skrinne sørhellingen hos nummer 2. Mon tro hvor de kom fra? Vil de…
11 Oct 2010
Rødkløver (Trifolium pratense)
Rødkløver (Trifolium pratense) produserer blomster helt til frosten, og nå er det like før. Nettene har vært kjølige og på nippet til frost, men like før…
2 Sep 2010
Sneglebelg (Medicago lupulina)
Frøhusene til Sneglebelg (Medicago lupulina) er knøttsmå og sitter samlet som en blomst. Om man ser på frøene til blomkarse er ertebelgens frø en flatklemt…