Psiguria pictures - Costa Rica

"Systematics and Biogeography of the Neotropical Genus Psiguria Neck. ex Arn. (Cucurbitaceae)" (to be completed in 2009)

Photographs of Psiguria in the UT greenhouses, photos from my plant-collecting trip to Costa Rica (2005), and a few photos from my trip in 2003

Thanks to Piero Protti, I have filled in a few more of the "unknown" plant names (09/2005)

Michael Nee provided me with some additional species determinations (6/2008) - Thanks!


Psiguria bignoniacea - leaf (UT greenhouse)	Psiguria bignoniacea - flower (UT greenhouse)	*Roxi preparing Psiguria warscewiczii* for the dryer at UT**

Caligo sp. - Owl Butterfly - when the wings are apart, it looks like an owl face (Museo Nacional de Costa Rica)	Caligo sp. - Owl Butterfly larvae (Museo Nacional de Costa Rica)	*the only Psiguria bignoniaceae* that I found in Costa Rica (no flowers)**

Orchidaceae, probably Sobralia	unknown vine with interesting aerial roots shown at right	detail of the aerial roots attaching to the post

Anhinga sp. - Snake Bird - sunning by the river	Spider Monkey watching the humans	the Spider Monkey takes a leap

Psiguria warscewiczii - the first species I found in Costa Rica and the only one with flowers	Psiguria warscewiczii - inflorescence with flower buds	Psiguria warscewiczii - typical leaf

Slaty-sided Hawk	Ctenosaur	Peccary

mama Sloth descending to the forest floor for her weekly bathroom break	students photographing the Sloths	mama Sloth with baby

inflorescence of Gurania costaricensis - a sister species of Psiguria	Gurania costaricensis - (AKA G. coccinea) - leaf	Gurania costaricensis - individual flower

that's me in front of a large rainforest tree	fossilized sea shell	fossilized sea shell

vine in the Apocynaceae family (det. by Michael Nee)	milky sap	individual flower

Screech Owl babies	Atta sp. - Leaf-cutter ants	Atta sp. - Leaf-cutter ants

Elateriopsis sp. from Costa Rica -female flowers	Elateriopsis sp. from Costa Rica - leaf	Elateriopsis sp. from Costa Rica - fruit


Datura sp. - grows like trees in Costa Rica in several colors (here pink)	Datura sp. - white	by a creek in Costa Rica

*Rocio and I at Monumento Nacional Guayabo in Costa Rica (this is where I found the P. bignoniacea)*	Guayaba (Guava) fruits from which they make the delicious Guayabitas (chocolate-covered guava jelly . . . yum!)	Pineapple farm

Psiguria umbrosa (UT greenhouse) - flower	P. umbrosa - leaves - I hope to find this species on another trip to Central America	P. umbrosa - inflorescence

Hog-nose Viper	Hog-nose Viper	Hog-nose Viper

Peanut Bug	?? bug	?? moth

Piero (Costa Rican ecology student) collecting Passiflora sp.	Passiflora sp. - tricked me into thinking is was Psiguria :( - now I know about the tendrils!	Bougainvillea sp. - grows like trees in Costa Rica in many beautiful colors

Lily	Orchidaceae Oncidium klotzchianum	Thunbergia sp. - with insect inside

Baby Armadillo on the Costa Rican rainforest floor	Baby Armadillo on the Costa Rican rainforest floor	White Tent Bats sleeping beneath a banana leaf

*Rothschildia sp.*	Eyelash Viper - yellow morph	the dreaded Bullet Ant - 1-1/4" long!!

Rytidostylis sp. from Costa Rica - flower	Rytidostylis sp. from Costa Rica - fruit	my hotel room at Hotel Ritmo del Caribe in San Jose, Costa Rica

Rocio	Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica	ancient corn-grinding table displayed at the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica

Ericaceae (det. Michael Nee)	Caesalpinia pulcherrima - flowers	Cyperaceae Rynchospora colorata


*Psychotria poeppigiana*	Papaya farm	*Butterfly ginger - Hedychium coronarium* (Zingiberaceae) - thanks Doug!**

Bushmaster - a bite results in only 25% chance of survival (coil diameter 12")	Bushmaster - what a nasty guy!!	*non-native Iridaceae Crocosmia* x crocosmiiflora (det. Michael Nee)**

unknown frog	*unknown frog in a Heliconia* leaf**	*Caiman sp.*

Psiguria tabascensis - flower (UT greenhouse)	Psiguria tabascensis - leaves (UT greenhouse) - I hope to find this species on another trip to Central America	Psiguria tabascensis - inflorescence (UT)

*Lantana camara*	*Fabaceae Arachis pintoi* - in Costa Rica they call it "manicillo" which means "little peanut"**	Epidendrum radicans - orchid

Howler Monkey	Basilisk sp. walks on water	Basilisk sp. - Jesus Christ lizard

*Euphorbiaceae Jatropha multifida* - Patricia Nethercote sent me this identification - Thanks!**	spiky caterpillar - 5" long	Acacia sp. - showing THORNS!!

Heliconius sp. - they feed on Psiguria pollen	can you see the pollen on his proboscis?	that's me again

Crocodile	Dendrobates reticulatus - with two tadpoles on her back	Dendrobates reticulatus - Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (called "frog in blue jeans" in Spanish)
Momordica charantia - fruit - Bitter Gourd - Plant ID from around the world (Thanks Mahendra from India!)
	Momordica charantia - leaves	Rocio in the rainforest

beach at Dominical, Costa Rica	beach at Dominical, Costa Rica	*Asclepias curassavica*

Tamandua sp. - Southern anteater	unknown Fabaceae	unknown Fabaceae

Tree Boa	Tree Boa (held by Matt, the herpetologist)	Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Red-eyed Tree Frog	Red-eyed Tree Frog	Red-eyed Tree Frogs in amplexus

Howler Monkey	Green Iguana - orange during the mating season	Iguana sp. - Green Iguana

Rat Tree snake face	Matt, the herpetologist, with a Rat Tree snake	Praying Mantis

Costa Rica	the Continental Divide through Costa Rica	White-faced Capuchin monkey

Arenal Volcano - no, I didn't take these pictures, they sell them in the gift shop	Arenal Volcano - I've been to Costa Rica 4 times and I've never seen this volcano because of fog	Arenal Volcano at night