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Latin American Plant Gallery
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Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl. (Anacardiaceae) Collected by Drs. G. Davidse and J. S. Miller, 1984, Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela (Davidse 27255). | |
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Anthurium cf. pulchrum Engler (Araceae) P. M. Jørgensen holding an Anthurium cf. pulchrum Engler (Araceae), near Celica, Ecuador. | |
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Attalea maripa (Aubl.) Mart. This plant is a member of the palm family in Vaupés, Colombia. | |
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Bactris gasipaes Kunth (Arecaceae) The pejibaye palm is frequently cultivated in Central America for its starchy red-orange fruits. It is the largest member of its genus, one typically charcterized by its spiny stems. | |
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Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) Bomarea, a genus of 150 species in the family Alstroemeriaceae is native to the Neotropics. They usually grow in the mountains, as did this specimen found south of Quito, Ecuador. | |
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Brachyotum ledifolium (Desr.) Triana (Melastomataceae) Brachyotum ledifolium (Desr.) Triana (Melastomataceae), a typical shrub of the elfin forest; hummingbird pollinated. Collected by P. M. Jørgensen, Pichincha province, Ecuador. | |
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Brownea macrophylla Linden ex Mast. (Fabaceae) Collected from El Recreo, Nicaragua, in 1985. | |
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Burmannia vaupesana Benthem & Maas (Burmanniaceae) A local guide holding several hundred plants of Burmannia vaupesana Benthem & Maas (Burmanniaceae). |
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