Photos by Bob Thomas, Grande Riviere, Trinidad, June 2004.Photo by Bob Thomas, Trinidad, June 1988. Nutmeg (the nut) and mace (the red aril that is attached to the nutmeg within […]

Photo by Bob Thomas, May 2010. This plant is important in Maya herbal medicine and was growing in Aurora Saqui’s herbal garden in Maya Centre, Stann Creek District, Belize.  For […]

Both photos by Bob Thomas, San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize, May 2004. First known to us as “lucky beans,” so called by the Maya in San Miguel, these beans […]

Photos by Bob Thomas, taken near San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize, May 2003. This beautiful legume is abundant along the Rio Grande, and these photos were taken near the […]

All above photos by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2003. Photo by Kevin Zansler, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2012. […]

Photos by Bob Thomas, Tiger Fern Trail, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, May 2004. Helosis cayennensis is a member of the plant family Balanophoraceae.  The species is a root parasite […]

Photo by Lisa Boe, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, May 2002. Photo by Bob Thomas, San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize. This lovely member of the Family Marantaceae […]