Plants > Aristolochias & Vines
The Brazilian Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia gigantea), also known as the giant pelican flower, is a spectacular evergreen woody liana native to the Atlantic forest biome of Brazil. Producing some of the largest single blossoms in the Neotropics, this climbing...
Plants > Bromeliaceae & Bromeliads
The King of Bromeliads (Vriesea hieroglyphica) is universally regarded by botanists and horticulturists as the supreme sovereign of the bromeliad family. Endemic strictly to the mist-draped coastal mountain forests of southeastern Brazil, this monumental epiphytic...
Mammals > Atelidae & Spider Monkeys
The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus), known historically as the woolly spider monkey, is the largest native primate inhabiting the Western Hemisphere and a flagship symbol of South American conservation. Endemic strictly to Brazil’s critically...
Plants > Myrtaceae & Myrtales
The Jabuticaba (Plinia cauliflora, formerly Myrciaria cauliflora), known universally across South America as the ‘Brazilian grape tree’ and celebrated as one of Brazil’s most iconic botanical treasures, is a slow-growing, beautifully barked fruit...
