Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Apocynaceae, which is native to tropical America. Some species of Allamanda are known to grow in the Amazon rainforest. Allamanda cathartica, also known as the golden trumpet, is one of the species that is known to grow in the Amazon region. It is a vine-like plant that produces large, trumpet-shaped yellow flowers.
When the Amazon River floods, it extends deep into the Amazon Rainforest. During floods, pink dolphins swim in the...
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, is native to East Asia, but has ben cultivated and naturalized in the Amazon rainforest.
The main street in a small Amazonian settlement in southern Colombia. This area of the Amazon is called ‘The...
Emergents are trees that rises above the forest canopy. This specimen was photographed in the Amazon rainforest of southern...
View of taller trees piercing the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. Such trees are called ’emergents’.
Looking from the middle of the Amazon River to one of the banks. Besides being one of the longest...
