Images of Flora in Colombia

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All images are the property of Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com, copyright 2007. Contact me regarding use and reproduction.




These " Images of Flora in Colombia " were taken during a 2007 trip to Colombia.

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Mutilcolored house plant species Banana leaf Plant with red-edged leaves Segmented plant stem Tangled roots Canopy tree laden with hundreds of epiphytes Palm leaf in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Large leaf Flowers in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Big leaf in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Red and yellow Heliconia Cloud forest in Colombia Red and yellow bromeliad in Colombia Red and yellow bromeliads Leaf of a rainforest shrub The shallow root structure of a canopy tree Fuschia-colored flowers in Colombia Umbrella leaf Canopy trees with white leaves Purple and yellow flowers Yellow and purple orchid Giant bamboo at the botanical gardens in Pereira Bamboo sprouting from the forest floor

Orange palm fruit Orange Heliconia Orange palm fruit Large green umbrella leaf purple-pink banana flower Red epiphytic plants growing out of a rotting log Giant bamboo in Colombia Bamboo thicket in Colombia Orange Heliconia Protea flower, side view Cacti Cacti Yellow cacti flower Cacti Cacti with pink flower Pink flower Pink flower Juniper Maroon, yellow, and lavendar flowers Pink and purple flower Red and yellow flower produced by a bromeliad Flower Bromeliads in the rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the rainforest canopy Closeup of bromeliads growing in the Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the canopy of the Amazon rain forest Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Flowering bromeliads high in the rain forest canopy Red flowers of a bromeliad in the Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliad atop a rainforest canopy tree Rainforest canopy tree Walking palm Bright green shrub Red-purple Heliconia Victoria amazonica water lilies in the Amazon Victoria amazonica flower Young Giant Amazon Water Lily, Victoria amazonica Banyon tree in the Amazon Buttress roots provide support for an Amazon rainforest tree Shallow-rooted rainforest canopy trees often have buttress roots for support Amazon water lily shaped like a pair of lips Victoria amazonica 'lips'