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Terrestrial forests, Ajuruteua Peninsula


Terrestrial forest surrounded by Cyperaceae marshes and mangroves
Fires set in dry season cause considerable damage to the comparatively small forest islands
Himatanthus sp. (Apocynaceae), flowering at the forest border
Terrestrial forest surrounded by Cyperaceae marshes and mangroves Fires set in dry season cause considerable damage to the comparatively small forest islands Himatanthus sp. (Apocynaceae), flowering at the forest border

Attalea maripa palm tree, wide-spread in the Amazon region
Piper sp., wild pepper
Flowers of Calathea sp. (Marantaceae), an understorey herb
Attalea maripa palm tree, wide-spread in the Amazon region Piper sp., wild pepper Flowers of Calathea sp. (Marantaceae), an understorey herb

Ischnosiphon sp., another Marantaceae
Cassipourea guianensis, a non-mangrove Rhizophoraceae
Manilkara sp. (Sapotaceae) is valued as a timber species
Ischnosiphon sp., another Marantaceae Cassipourea guianensis, a non-mangrove Rhizophoraceae Manilkara sp. (Sapotaceae) is valued as a timber species

Manilkara stem cutting, demonstrating the white latex typical for many Sapotaceae
hemiepiphytic Ficus sp. (Moraceae) strangling a palm tree
within the terrestrial forest
Manilkara stem cutting, demonstrating the white latex typical for many Sapotaceae hemiepiphytic Ficus sp. (Moraceae) strangling a palm tree within the terrestrial forest


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