Tuesday, July 8, 2008

2008 Peru Trip Flora

Plants of Peru (An aside post!)
Help with identification is much appreciated!
Hypochaeris sp. (Cat's ear)
Eucalyptus sp.
Eucalyptus sp.
Lathyrus sp. (Sweet Pea)
Opuntia subulata
Lupinus paruroensis (Lupine)
Polyepsis tomentella
Polyepsis tomentella
Senecio spinosus and moss
Austrocylindropuntia floccossa
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Geranium sp.
Geranium sp.
Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass)
Calceolaria ajugoides (Lady's Slipper)
Achnatherum brachychaetum (Puna Grass)
Puna Grassland
Black epiphytes
White epiphytes
Senecio yauyensis
Tibouchina sp. (Cow's Tongue Plant)
Tibouchina sp. (Cow's Tongue Plant)
Euphorbia heterophylla?
Fuchsia ayavacensis (Fuchsia)
Baccharis genistelloides
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Cyathea (Tree Fern)
Tiny orchid
Erythrina ulei
Erythroxylum coca (Coca)
Erythroxylum coca (Coca)
Arachis glabrata (Perennial Peanut)
Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower)
Annona reticulata (Custard Apple)
Tin cans as source of iron for plants
Palm Swamp
Delostoma lobbii Seemann
Gloxinia
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Gynerium sagittatum (Wild Cane, in center)
Gynerium sagittatum (Wild Cane)
Shelf fungi
Orchid
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Porterweed)
Orchid?
Breadfruit
Abutilon
Palicourea
Centropogon sp.
Bromeliads in trunk of Breadfruit Tree
Justicia brandegeana (Shrimp Plant)
Ipomoea pulcherrima
Iriartea deltoidea (Stilt Palm)
Iriartea deltoidea (Stilt Palm)
Musa sp. (Banana)
Ananas (Pineapple)
Ananas (Pineapple)
Palicourea
Palicourea
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Buttress root
Carica papaya (Papaya)
Sanchezia speciosa
Erythrina poeppigiana
Catahua tree
Fungi
Lichen
Monkey's ladder liana
Monkey's ladder liana
Lichen
More lichen
Twisted liana
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Iriartea deltoidea (Walking Stilt Palm)
Ficus sending down roots
Shelf fungi
Gourd tree
Percy with Xanthosoma sp. (Elephant Ear)
Palm flower
Bactris gasipaes (?) palm trunk spikes
Kirby in the banana plantation
Dried banana tree leaves
Musa sp (Banana) flower
Philodendron sp climbing a tree
Shelf fungus
Shelf fungus
Large fungus
Larger fungus
Costus scaber (a ginger)
Fern
Bromeliad?
Bromeliad?
Bromeliads
Old lianas
Cauliflora - having the flower on the trunk
Pampas Grass
Poinsettia
Azorella compacta (Yareta)
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Brugsmania sp (Angel Trumpet), small!
Brugsmania sp (Angel Trumpet)
Tillandsia sp
Carica papaya (Papaya)
Plants of the Inca
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Salvia sp
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Erythrina amazonica
(Pisonay or Amazonian Coral Tree)
Geranium
Schoenoplectus californicus ssp. tatora (Totora Reed)
Next: Day 6 Manu National Park.

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