Plants

Plants From the tiny orchids that the locals imbibe to cure breast cancer, to the hardwood trees that would shatter an arrow that missed its target in the forest; Brazil is home to some of the most delicate, and the most rugged, plant life in the world Needing to survive for long periods without rain, but becoming more lush and vibrant during the wet season, the plant life here is unique; with less than 2% of it having been researched for its medicinal value to the world Within the areas covered by this tour; from the Atlantic vegetation of Rio, to the sub-tropical forests of Iguaçu, with the wetlands of the Pantanal in between; this is one of the world’s most prolific areas, in which a handful of scattered seeds will produce fully grown water melons within three months, and mature papaya trees in a year The photos shown here, many of them taken on the tour in winter, represent, for naturalists, only a small fraction of what can be experienced throughout the entire cycle of seasons Click on any picture to enlarge it