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Flora & Fauna

A new green in the forrest. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	Freckles? Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	The texture and colours of a tree bark can surprise, as so much does in the Amazon. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	A calm shady afternoon, with the high waters of the Rio Machado, near Cacoal, Rondônia - Brazil.	This untypical flower looked like it was made of papier-mâché. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.
Sadly, this is not an uncommon sight during the dry seoson in southern Rondônia - Brazil.	Thoughtfulness. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	These flowers are becoming popular in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil, as they grow very fast, and once they start flowering, they never stop.	Ants checking out anything new on a flower. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Two different types of moss, growing on the same rock in Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.
Bananas. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.	The Amazon jungle has the world's largest variety of leaves. Iranduba, Amazonas - Brazil.	Grass growing in the varzea, after the river recedes from the yearly floods, leaving fertile sediments behind. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	This tree fills with yellow-gold coloured flowers in the dry season, leaving a golden carpet on the ground everytime the wind blows. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	These waxy-looking flowers are resistant to the heat, and found in many gardens, as it does survive the amazonian summer well. The Frangipani is a small tree of the dogbane family that is native to the American tropics. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.