PLANT PHOTOS

In this section you will find photos of plants organized by their botanical family

The photos posted here are of my authorship unless specified

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Loranthaceae: Dendropemon Mistletoes

All species endemic to the Caribbean Islands

Dendropemon caribaeus - Habit - Puerto Rico

Dendropemon caribaeus - Epicortical Roots - Puerto Rico

Dendropemon caribaeus - Flower - Puerto Rico

Dendropemon caribaeus - Flowers and Fruits - Puerto Rico

Dendropemon caribaeus - Fruit - Puerto Rico

Dendropemon rigidus - Haiti

Dendropemon picardae - Haiti

Dendropemon hincheanus parasitized by a Dodder (Cuscuta sp.) - Haiti

Dendropemon 1 - Haiti

Dendropemon alatus - Flower - Haiti

Dendropemon alatus - Habit - Haiti

Dendropemon on Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete) 1 - Haiti

Dendropemon on Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete) 2 - Haiti

Dendropemon - Habit - Dominican Republic

Dendropemon alatus - Flowers - Dominican Republic

Dendropemon alatus - Ripe Fruit - Dominican Republic

Dendropemon confertiflorus - Fruits - Cuba

Dendropemon 1 - Fruits - Cuba

Dendropemon 2 - Flower - Cuba

Dendropemon 2 - Fruit Stages - Cuba

Dendropemon 2 - Ripe and Unripe Fruits - Cuba

Dendropemon 2 - Fruits - Cuba

Dendropemon loranthoideus - Flower - Bahamas

Dendropemon purpureus - Fruit - Bahamas

Dendropemon confertiflorus - Flowers and Fruits - Bahamas

Meliaceae: Trichilia triacantha

Endemic to Puerto Rico

Trichilia triacantha - Flowers - Puerto Rico

Trichilia triacantha - Leaves - Puerto Rico

Trichilia triacantha - Flower - Puerto Rico

Nyctaginaceae: Ceodes Birdcatcher trees from the Pacific Islands

Photos by Dr. Jean-Yves Meyer from the Délégation à la Recherche de Polynésie Française, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Ceodes brownii from Nuku Hiva Island, French Polynesia

Ceodes taitensis from Mo’orea Island, French Polynesia

Ceodes umbellifera from Atiu, Cook Islands

Ceodes taitensis - Flowers - Mo'orea Island, French Polynesia - JYM

Ceodes taitensis - Flowers - Mo'orea Island, French Polynesia - JYM

Ceodes taitensis - Unripe Fruits - Mo'orea Island, French Polynesia - JYM

Ceodes brownii - Flowers - Nuku Hiva Island, French Polynesia - JYM

Ceodes umbellifera - Leaves - Atiu, Cook Islands - JYM

Ceodes umbellifera - Flower Buds - Atiu, Cook Islands -JYM

Nyctaginaceae: Pisonia Birdcatcher trees from the Pacific Islands

Photos by Dr. Jean-Yves Meyer from the Délégation à la Recherche de Polynésie Française, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Pisonia grandis from Eiao, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia; Hatuta’a, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia; Meheti’a, Society Islands, French Polynesia; Teti’aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia; Tuamotus, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; and Wallis, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Pisonia grandis - Solitary tree in eroded area - Eiao, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Seabirds nesting on Pisonia trees - Eiao, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Trees clustered - Hatuta'a, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Large trees in arid slope - Meheti'a, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Jean Yves Meyer in a large Pisonia tree - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Large tree fallen - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Large tree with Fruits - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Ripe Fruits - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Brown noddi covered with sticky Pisonia fruits - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Rat (Rattus exulans) dispersing a Pisonia fruit - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Seedling - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Seedlings - Teti'aroa, Society Islands, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Feather sticked to Pisonia Fruit - Tuamotu, Raro'ia atoll, French Polynesia - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Trees in beach - Wallis Island, Wallis & Futuna - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Large tree - Wallis Island, Wallis & Futuna - JYM

Pisonia grandis - Ripe Fruits - Wallis Island, Wallis & Futuna - JYM

Schoepfiaceae: Schoepfia schreberi

Distributed across the Caribbean and Central America. Photos taken in Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman

Schoepfia shreberi - Ripe Fruit - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Young Stems and Leaves - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Twig - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Young Leaves - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Bark - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Unripe Fruits - Puerto Rico

Schoepfia shreberi - Flowers - Grand Cayman

Solanaceae: Goetzea elegans

Endemic to Puerto Rico

Goetzea elegans - Flower and Buds - Puerto Rico

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting a flower of Goetzea elegans - Puerto Rico

Goetzea elegans - Ripe Fruit - Puerto Rico

Surianaceae: Suriana maritima

Distributed in tropical seashores across the world. Photos from Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands

Suriana maritima - Flower - Puerto Rico

Suriana maritima - Unripe Fruits - Puerto Rico

Suriana maritima - Ripe Fruits - Puerto Rico

Suriana maritima - Habit - Puerto Rico

Suriana maritima - Flower - Providenciales

Suriana maritima - Unripe Fruits - Providenciales

Suriana maritima - Habit - Providenciales


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