All photos by Bob Thomas, taken at Hato El Cedral, Apure, Venezuela, in June 1991. The plant (upper) is very dense and has showy flowers.  The  very sticky seed […]

Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal along runway, May 2008. Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal along runway. Creoles call this plant Plug-up-your-butt; can you guess what it is used for?  Seek […]

    Photo by Bob Thomas, Bacab Eco-park near Ladyville, Belize District, Belize, March 2005. Photo by Bob Thomas, taken at Tikal National Monument, Guatemala, May 2005. Photo by Bob […]

Photo by Bob Thomas, Trinidad, June 1988. These propellers look more like seeds than the flowers that they are.  Thanks to Dr. Julian Duncan, eminent retired botanist of the University […]

Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2008. Gleditsia is a tree genus commonly called honey locusts.  They are members of the family Fabaceae, and have pinnate leaves that are […]

    Photos by Bob Thomas Noni, Morinda citrifolia, is a popular fruit in health circles.  It is native to southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Caribbean.  These photos were taken […]

Photo by Bob Thomas, Bush Bush, Trinidad. Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Belize. Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Belize. Photo by Bob […]

Photo by Bob Thomas. Arguably the most popular tree in the New World Tropics is the Kapok, or Ceiba, tree, Ceiba pentandra. They are considered to have mystical, sacred qualities […]

Photo by Bob Thomas.  Taken at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, November 2011. Photo by Bob Thomas.  Taken at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, November 2008. Photo by Bob Thomas. […]