Sky Islands of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Orthophytum cristaliense, Syphocampylus, Thaumatophyllum (Philodendron) adamantinum, Gaylussacia (Ericaceae), a velvety orange Mimosa, and many more are the botanical features kf this episode which examines a high elevation sky “island“ that stands out amongst am ocean of loeer elevation dry-deciduous tropical forest. The Flora on this pillar of quartzitic sandstone is much different from the flora down below. “Sky Islands“ exist all over the world but seem to be most interesting in desert or seasonally-dry tropical areas. Your contributions support this content. It sounds clichéd, but it’s true. Whether it’s travel expenses, vehicle repair, or medical costs for urushiol poisoning (or rockfalls, beestings, hand slices, toxic sap, etc), your financial support allows this content to continue so the beauty of Earth’s flora can be made accessible to the rest of us in the degenerate public. At a time when so much is disappearing beneath the human footprint, CPBBD