Orchids in a Jungle along the Caura river in Venezuela

Contributor: Nigel Carter  <= send feedback to Nigel by e-mail

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Comment:  Nigel took this photo during his recent trip to Venezuela, and he says: "this is a tree I found that was literally covered in orchids. I managed to climb 40-50 feet up into the tree and every branch was covered with different orchids. There were many Maxillaria and Oncidiums low in the tree and many Pleurothallids as I got higher, along with a few Sobralias and Elleanthus sp. Very little was in flower, so species identification was impossible."