13 Dec 2014
Leonia crassa
Leonia crassa is a very peculiar tree - full of fruits growing from the trunk, not the tip of the branches. I only encountered this tree, which stands in the…
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees – on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it –…
13 Dec 2014
Prayer Plants (Genus Calathea)
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
13 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 02
Fruit on a vine in the gloom of the forest floor in the forest of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center. Please help me identify it - leave a comment……
13 Dec 2014
ARCC plant 00
This plant grows in the shadows of the trees - on the forest floor at the Amazon Research and conservation Center (ARCC) in Peru. Please help me identify it -…
7 Dec 2014
Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)
The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species. Pekea nut (Caryocar brasiliense) is one of the tallest of the…
6 Dec 2014
Passiflora mansoi
Many of the fruits are edible and even very sweet, including Passifloras.
Native range of passiflora mansoi is central Brazil.