(Neo-)tropical flora

sm1gva_EC_cz9354_g Neotropical orchid (Cyrtochilum), (Orchidaceae), Andean mountain forest, Papallacta, Ecuador
sm_peN912 Mushroom called Bridal Veil (Phallus indusiatus), cap being covered with a layer of brown and foul-smelling slime (gleba), Stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallaceae),...
sm1gva_EC_cz9361_g Neotropical Dragon Face Orchid (Prosthechea vespa), Andean cloud forest, Cosanga, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz9429_g Unfolding fern frond of a tree fern (Cyathea sp.), Andean cloud forest, Cosanga, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz9577_g Neotropical orchid (Arundina graminifolia), (Orchidacea), Amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz1587_g Unfolding fern frond, Andean cloud foest, Mindo, Ecuador
sm_mdN465 Die aus Madagaskar stammende karnivore Kannenpflanze (Nepenthes madagascariensis) in situ, Familie der Kannenpflanzengewächse (Nepenthaceae), Ankanin Ny Nofy,...
sm1gva_EC_cy2814_g Neotropical orchid of genus Gongora (probably Gongora ionodesme), (Orchidaceae), Amazon rainforest, Copalinga, Zamora province, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz1891_g Banana plant flower, ( Musaceae family), Andean cloud forest, Mindo, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cy0767_g Water storing stem of Ceiba tree (Ceiba trichistandra), Mallows family (Malvaceae), Ceiba is a conspicuous tree perfectly adapten to the arid conditions in the...
sm1gva_EC_cz0707_g Bright-red colored bracts with small white flower of Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata), Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), Amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park,...
sm1gva_EC_cz1043_g Neotropical orchid (Cyrtochilum ramosissimum), (Orchidaceae), Andean mountain forest, Papallacta, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz2050_g Ripe cacao pod, (Theobroma cacao), Choco rainforest, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz1911_g Andean cloud forest, Mindo, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz1921_g Flower of Red vein Chinese lantern (Abutilon pictum), Mallow family (Malvaceae), Andean cloud forest, Mindo, Ecuador
sm1gva_EC_cz1923_g Flower of Cipura xanthomelas, Iris family (Iridaceae), Andean cloud foest, Mindo, Ecuador, moarea
smGVA_MY_cv9615_g Flowerheads of Neonauclea sp., Rubiaceae family, Kabili-Sepilok Nature Reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
smGVA_MY_cv9619_g Flowerheads of Neonauclea sp., Rubiaceae family, Kabili-Sepilok Nature Reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
sm1gva_EC_cz1931_g Drip tip, a pointed extensions of the leaf, which is common in tropical rain forests, it allows raindrops to run off quickly avoiding growth of funghi and...
sm1gva_EC_cz2034_g Flower of Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata), Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), Amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

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