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Lepanthes filamentosa, Rio Ñambi, Colombia To make it to our lodge in the middle of the Rio &Ntilde;ambi forest, we had to hike a 2km trail, which was more like 4km. This cloud forest is dark and so slimy that it feels like walking on soap. Ideal lepanthes territory. This one is large for a lepanthes, at 1.5cm.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77757/lepanthes_filamentosa_-_closeup_rio_ambi_colombia.html" title="Lepanthes filamentosa - closeup, Rio &Ntilde;ambi, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/77757_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6gcwtLhi3buZGD4MmXQek%2F922Ik%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Lepanthes filamentosa - closeup, Rio &Ntilde;ambi, Colombia To make it to our lodge in the middle of the Rio &Ntilde;ambi forest, we had to hike a 2km trail, which was more like 4km. This cloud forest is dark and so slimy that it feels like walking on soap. Ideal lepanthes territory. This one is large for a lepanthes, at 1.5cm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77756/lepanthes_filamentosa_rio_ambi_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Filamentous Lepanthes,Lepanthes filamentosa,Rio &Ntilde;ambi,South America" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Filamentous Lepanthes,Lepanthes filamentosa,Rio Ñambi,South America Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Lepanthes filamentosa, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

To make it to our lodge in the middle of the Rio Ñambi forest, we had to hike a 2km trail, which was more like 4km. This cloud forest is dark and so slimy that it feels like walking on soap. Ideal lepanthes territory. This one is large for a lepanthes, at 1.5cm.

Lepanthes filamentosa - closeup, Rio Ñambi, Colombia To make it to our lodge in the middle of the Rio Ñambi forest, we had to hike a 2km trail, which was more like 4km. This cloud forest is dark and so slimy that it feels like walking on soap. Ideal lepanthes territory. This one is large for a lepanthes, at 1.5cm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77756/lepanthes_filamentosa_rio_ambi_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Filamentous Lepanthes,Lepanthes filamentosa,Rio Ñambi,South America

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    VERY COOL! Its shape is otherworldly. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Like a mermaid luring you in ....."come....." Posted 6 years ago

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The Filamentous Lepanthes

Found in Valle de Cauca Colombia and north western Ecuador in cloud forests at elevations around 750 to 800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2019. Captured Oct 30, 2018 14:41.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/18.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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