Red and yellow Heliocarpus americanus inflorescences
Heliocarpus americanus

Originating from Mexico and extending to South Tropical America, this species thrives primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes with a habitat below 8,500 feet. Photographed in the western Andes mountain range of Colombia (Cordillera Occidental).

A Heliocarpus americanus tree covered with rusty orange inflorescences in sunlight
The top of a Heliocarpus americanus tree with pinkish-brown inflorescences
Branches of reddish-pink Heliocarpus americanus inflorescences under a blue sky

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