Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…


Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata is found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 3000 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male great curassow (Crax rubra), foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…