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.
Zooming in on a Woolly Monkey spotted in the Colombian Amazon. Also known as woolly spider monkeys, they are...
These visitors to the Amazon provide scale for this large buttress root system. Trees are usually deep rooted to...
When the Amazon River floods, it extends deep into the Amazon Rainforest. During floods, pink dolphins swim in the...
The Hanging Crab Claw, also known as Heliconia rostrata, is a species of the Heliconia genus of plants, which...
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, is native to East Asia, but has ben cultivated and naturalized in the Amazon rainforest.
View of taller trees piercing the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. Such trees are called ’emergents’.
View of Puerto Nariño in the Amazon region of Colombia. Settlements like this have no road access. Instead, access is...
Looking very much like a huge indoor plant, this fine specimen was spotted growing from the bank of the...
