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,…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus) is an endemic species. I only found a couple with one flower each on my 2 day stay on Roraima tepui. The flower is…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
This Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus) grew underneath an outcrop, and in contrast to the guyanensis it was a big and dense specimen competing with…
27 Nov 2010
Ledothamnus sessiliflorus
Native range of ledothamnus sessiliflorus is Roraima and surrounding tepuis.
27 Nov 2010
Marcetia taxifolia
Native range of marcetia taxifolia is North Colombia to Guyana and Brazil.
26 Nov 2010
Gaultheria setulosa
Gaultheria setulosa is yet another hardy plant that finds enough nutrients in a sandstone crack to produce flowers. Native range is Roraima and surrounding…
26 Nov 2010
Bejaria imthurnii
Bejaria imthurnii is endemic to Roraima tepui and thrives in the most unlikely places - like this one which has found a crack in the sandstone wall