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The orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), also known locally as orange-winged parrot and loro guaro, is a large amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country. Although common, it is persecuted as an agricultural pest and by capture for the pet trade (over 66,000 captured from 1981 to 1985). It is also hunted as a food source. Introduced breeding populations have been reported in Puerto Rico .
Vanmorgen een Flickr meeting in Blijdorrp met als onderwerp vlinders. Zie ook de streams van: Aline, Dave en Patrick wellicht laten zij ook nog wat resultaten zien.
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One of my favorite butterflies
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Blijdorp zoo, Amazonica, The Netherlands
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The leaves of the Giant Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) can reach up to 3 metres wide. The Waterlily House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was completed in 1852 and was designed specifically to showcase this waterlily - a nature wonder of the age, both then and now.
Eucharis amazonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Peru. It is cultivated as an ornamental in many countries and naturalized in Venezuela, Mexico, the West Indies, Ascension Island, Sri Lanka, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and the Society Islands. The English name Amazon lily is used for this species, but is also used for the genus Eucharis as a whole (and for other genera).
In the summer in the greenhouses in the Oude Hortus you can admire the Victoria Longwood.
Victoria Longwood belongs to the largest water lily in the world. This lily has huge leaves that may have a diameter of about 1.5 meters. The leaves are so strong that they can easily carry a small child.
☛ This is what we saw in the Botanic Gardens in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Picture taken at Botanic Garden, Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Victoria Amazonica:
Victoria amazonica ist eine krautige Pflanze, deren Laubblätter einen Durchmesser von bis zu 3 Meter und einen Stängel von bis 8 Metern haben. Die Blüten sind in ihrer ersten Nacht, in der sie sich öffnen, weiß und wechseln ihre Farbe in der zweiten Nacht zu rosafarben.
Victoria amazonica has a leaf that is up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter, on a stalk up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length. The flowers are white the first night they are open and become pink the second night.
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Tropicario; Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis; Bogotá; 2600 meters above sea level.
"Victoria amazonica" also called "Victoria regia" is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
The first published description of the genus was by John Lindley in October 1837, based on specimens of this plant returned from British Guiana by Robert Schomburgk. Lindley named the genus after the newly ascended Queen Victoria, and the species "Victoria regia".
La selva amazónica reflexiona inspirada por Wóthuja que desde el Yvema o templo celestial le ofrece su poder a los cantos del Chaman...Canta contra los espíritus de la tierra que traen enfermedades...Canta cuando la brisa habla en voz tenue por el Rio Sipapo...F.O.G.
The Amazon rainforest reflects, inspired by Wóthuja, who from the Yvema or celestial temple offers her power to the Shaman's songs... She sings against the spirits of the earth that bring illness... She sings when the breeze speaks in a faint voice through the Sipapo River... F.O.G.
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Victoria amazonica is the world’s largest water lily and among the largest in the Nymphaeaceae family. The first discovery was in 1801 in Bolivia and it is indigenous to the Amazon River basin’s shallow waters. This species is the national flower of the Republic of Guyana and appears on the country’s coat of arms. The flower is famous for its enormous circular leaves. The common names for the water lily include Amazon water-lily, Victoria-lily, or Giant water lily.
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Leaves of the giant water lily Victoria amazonica.
Blätter der Riesenseerose Victoria amazonica.
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A beautiful open Amazon Waterlily fllower sitting on its mirror-still pond within its exquisite glass pavilion at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Victoria amazonica, floating leaves, two freshly emerged leaves & buds (study)
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Victoria Riesenseerose, Schwimmblätter, zwei frisch aufgetauchte Jungblätter & Knospen (Studie)
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Flower, leaves and flower bud of the Victoria amazonica.
Flowers bloom white on the first night they open and turn pink on the second night.
When the petals turn from white to a reddish pink colour, it is a sign that the flower has been pollinated.
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The greenhouse for the Victoria Amazonica is the warmest greenhouse in the Hortus. Victoria Amazonica is the largest species in the water lily family. Older leaves can reach three meters in diameter and carry 40kg. What is special is that the flower only opens at the end of the afternoon, and only blooms for two nights: white the first night with a delicious pineapple scent, the second night pink and odorless. The giant water lily in the Hortus is sown in January every year and planted in February-March: a huge annual
Light display of Amazonica lilies in front of the Paln House at Kew Gardens. One of the installations in the Christmas at Kew 2025 light trail.
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Lora Cariamarilla
Familia (Family): Psittacidae
Taxonomía (Taxonomy): SACC
Lugar (Taken in): Medellín, Colombia
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This is a water lily (victoria amazonica) at the botanical garden in Pamplemousses, Mauritius. It is also called the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden and because this rolls of the tongue people refer to it as the "SSRBG". The leaves can grow up to 3 meter in diameter, the flowers can grow up to 40 cm.
Heavy winds yesterday flipped over the unfolding Amazonica Lily pads. Check out its detailed construction. This is what makes it possible for them to hold a person afloat on the surface!
The Amazonica is the largest member of the water lily family. The lily pads are up to 8 feet across and the large fragrant white to pink blooms have a sweet pineapple-like scent on the first day of its two day lifecycle. The flowers will open at night on the first day being white, then turn pink after being fertilized.
The lily pads are up to 8 feet across and are supported by a ribbed underside and anchored to a submerged stalk allowing the leaf to float on the surface. These stalks can be up to 26 feet long and they embed themselves in the lake or river bottom. This rapid growing plant can expand by up to 20 inches per day. While the upper surface has water repellent properties, the underside is protected from herbivorous fish by its sharp spines. Air becomes trapped between the ribs on the underside, which keeps it afloat.
plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/victoria-amazonica/
Victoria Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Miami FL
Close-up shot of a free and friendly Orange-winged Amazon, photographed in the Magdalena Valley of Colombia.
The Victoria amazonica has very large leaves, up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter, that float on the water's surface on a submerged stalk, 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in length. It is the largest waterlily in the world.
These are the amazing leaves of the water lily , Victoria amazonica ...some were a metre across. Taken in the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical garden , Pamplemousses , Mauritius, So many pads there ,that If one were light enough it would be possible to walk across the lake !!
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Look at the folds, ribs and spines of this huge water lily pad!
It is the largest member of the water lily family. Its pads are up to 8 feet across and the large white blooms have a sweet pineapple-like scent on the first day. And turn pink/purple the second day after being fertilized. It is pollinated by beetles that are attracted to its scent when it opens the first night. Closing up the next day, beetles are trapped inside when the plant changes from female to male and produces pollen. When the red-purple flower opens the second night, the beetle, coated in pollen, is released and flies to pollinate the next white flower.
A submerged stalk up to 26 feet long embeds itself in the lake or river bottom. Air trapped between the ribs keeps it afloat. Sharp spines on the underside protect it from herbivorous fish. This plant can grow up to 20 inches a day!
The Giant Amazonica grows best in the quiet backwaters of large rivers. In tropical zones where water temperatures remain above 75 degrees, it can remain a perennial. Suitable for large water gardens only, it can be grown as an annual with no winter protection.
Seeds can be started indoors in containers and placed outside in water when temperatures rise above 80 degrees. Outdoor planting can be done when the water temperatures have reached a minimum of 70 degrees. Plants grown in containers can be placed in still waters. In areas that experience cooler winters, containers can be removed and stored in a greenhouse.
plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/victoria-amazonica/
Victoria Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Rio Renato, afluente do Rio Teles-Pires. Região da Floresta Amazônica ameaçada pela expansão da agropecuária (ver mapa). Município de Itaúba - MT, Brasil.
Renato River, Teles-Pires river basin. Region of the Amazonian Forest threatened by the expansion of the cattle and agriculture farms (see map). Itaubá - MT, Brazil.
Renato rivero, Teles Pires rivero baseno. Amazona Arbaro regiono minacata por la ekspansio de grego kaj agriculturo (vidu mapon). Itaubá - MT, Brazilo.