David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Elegance in all its splendor ! Maxillaria caucana in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided. Valle del Cauca department, 2000 m asl, Colombia. Maxillaria ecuadorensis should probably a synonymized with this species.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Elegance in all its splendor ! Maxillaria caucana in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided. Valle del Cauca department, 2000 m asl, Colombia. Maxillaria ecuadorensis should probably a synonymized with this species.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Elegance in all its splendor ! Maxillaria caucana in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided. Valle del Cauca department, 2000 m asl, Colombia. Maxillaria ecuadorensis should probably a synonymized with this species.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Psammisia sp. Looking like a wild sweetie ! We saw many interesting species from the Ericaceae family, this one is the most incredible we found in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany tour I just guided. Valle del Cauca dept, 2000 m asl, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
(S)he who does not find this young Gunnera sp. leave incredible, I erase it from my contacts !!! In situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided. Choco department, 2000 m asl, Colombia. Just kidding...
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
I always wanted to make a nice picture of Tibouchina lepidota (Melastomataceae family) with new flowers (darker) as well as old ones. This tree posed during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided in Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Sobralia gloriosa. For me, one of the nicest in this genus and very fragrant ! In situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Stunning iridescent blue plant of Begonia kalbreyeri in the dense darkness of a cloud forest in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided in Valle del Cauca department. Endemic species from Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Very attractive young fern frond, almost alien like, in situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I just guided in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Guzmania kressii (close to Guzmania squarrosa). In the super wet cloud forest, this Bromeliaceae attracts hummingbirds thanks to its vivid colors. In situ during a 7 days Bromeliad and botany observation tour I am guiding in Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Happy new year to all of you ! Photo: Cattleya jenmanii
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Dark colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Dark colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Dark colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pale colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pale colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pale colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pale colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pale colored Masdevallia arminii in situ, endemic (exclusive) from Colombia. One of my best observations in 2024. I like so much species from the subsection caudatae of Masdevallia that it is always a great moment to see one of these in the wild !!!
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pleurothallopsis (synonym Restrepiopsis) norae at home, from a twig fallen on the ground some years ago, finally decided to flower. Flower is barely 3 mm. Distributed in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador from 1400 to 2000 m asl. Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Pleurothallopsis (synonym Restrepiopsis) norae at home, from a twig fallen on the ground some years ago, finally decided to flower. Flower is barely 3 mm. Distributed in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador from 1400 to 2000 m asl. Valle del Cauca dept, Colombia.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cattleya jenmanii at home. One of the best scent in the genus. I have seen it wild in Venezuela many years ago, remembering these explorations ! Species from Venezuela, Guyana and maybe a very small part of Brazil from 300 and 900 m (personal observation)
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cattleya jenmanii at home. One of the best scent in the genus. I have seen it wild in Venezuela many years ago, remembering these explorations ! Species from Venezuela, Guyana and maybe a very small part of Brazil from 300 and 900 m (personal observation)
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Cattleya jenmanii at home. One of the best scent in the genus. I have seen it wild in Venezuela many years ago, remembering these explorations ! Species from Venezuela, Guyana and maybe a very small part of Brazil from 300 and 900 m (personal observation)
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Big Epidendrum escobarianum plant that could grow in its natural habitat without human perturbation, having much more chance to survive to climate changes, and to reproduce itself thanks to the numerous flowers, that can be pollinated, than young plants.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Big Epidendrum escobarianum plant that could grow in its natural habitat without human perturbation, having much more chance to survive to climate changes, and to reproduce itself thanks to the numerous flowers, that can be pollinated, than young plants.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Big Epidendrum escobarianum plant that could grow in its natural habitat without human perturbation, having much more chance to survive to climate changes, and to reproduce itself thanks to the numerous flowers, that can be pollinated, than young plants.
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. I did not expect to find because, thinking it lived in another region. Suddenly it appeared in situ during an 11 days tour I guided in Valle del Cauca and Cauca depts, Colombia. A genus I had never seen blooming wild !
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. I did not expect to find because, thinking it lived in another region. Suddenly it appeared in situ during an 11 days tour I guided in Valle del Cauca and Cauca depts, Colombia. A genus I had never seen blooming wild !
David Haelterman NatureguideColombia:
Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. I did not expect to find because, thinking it lived in another region. Suddenly it appeared in situ during an 11 days tour I guided in Valle del Cauca and Cauca depts, Colombia. A genus I had never seen blooming wild !
