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Jungle Rose?

Brownea (possibly B.macrophylla

Description:

While in the Amazon in Ecuador (close to Yasuni National Park at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station) we found this "jungle rose" filled with fire ants. ID suggestions welcomed

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Brownea (possibly B.macrophylla brownea - Google Search


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craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

This is an inflorescence from a Brownea tree. Possibly Brownea macrophylla like the recent Spotting of the Day. They're usually attached to trunks or branches but this must have broken off somehow.

SarahPatricia
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SarahPatricia

Parroquia Orellana, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on May 20, 2008
Submitted on Feb 20, 2012

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