Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) I visited this oxbow lake where a tiny family of giant otters have managed to…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay.


Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

Adenocalymma peregrinum UV

How dramatically different it looks in UV! In visible light (for us humans) it looks all yellow! Native range is Brazil to Paraguay.…


Adenocalymma peregrinum

Adenocalymma peregrinum

Native range of adenocalymma peregrinum is Brazil to Paraguay.


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

Native range of jacaranda rufa is Bolivia and Brazil.


Jacaranda rufa

Jacaranda rufa

I've also encountered jacaranda rufa in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia - on the plateau there. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil.


Ouratea spectabilis

Ouratea spectabilis

Native range of ouratea spectabilis is Bolivia and Brazil.


Ouratea spectabilis

Ouratea spectabilis

A very strange shape I think, and I wonder what has driven it to these shapes, and in particular the color inside! If you squeeze the fruit, or simply pass a…