20 Cloud Forest Plants From Ecuador’s Mindo-Nambillo Reserve

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Here are 26 photos of at least 20 different forest plants taken at or near the Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve, near Mindo, Ecuador, a town about 80km northwest of Quito. Above is a Taffeta Plant (Genus Hoffmannia), one of about 100 Hoffmannia species. A handful of photos of the river that gives the reserve its name, the Nambillo, and a few of the cloud forest itself round out the gallery.

The 19,200-hectare reserve consists entirely of a mid-elevation cloud forest, which are typically more lush and cooler than lowland rainforests. The reserve is particularly known for its rich diversity in bird and plant life.

Identifications were double-checked via iNaturalist; if any are wrong do let me know in the comments or via email.

West Indian Tufted Airplant, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Wallisia pretiosa, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Wallisia pretiosa, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Torch Ginger, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Stromanthe stromanthoides, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Pink Banana, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Mysore Trumpetvine, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Mysore Trumpetvine, Mindo, Ecuador May 2013
Maxillaria nasuta, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Canna Lilies, Genus Canna, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Taffeta Plants, Genus Hoffmannia, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Philodendrons, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Philodendrons, Genus Philodendron, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Philodendrons, Genus Philodendron, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013, Mindo Ecuador May 2013
Philodendrons, Genus Philodendron, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013, Mindo Ecuador May 2013
Philodendrons, Genus Philodendron, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013, Mindo Ecuador May 2013
Columnea medicinalis, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Centropogon solanifolius, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Brassia arcuigera, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Beautiful Sobralia, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Ariana’s Beauty, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Ariana’s Beauty, Mindo, Ecuador May 2013
Anthuriums, Genus Anthurium, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Cocoa beans, Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Cocoa beans, Mindo, Ecuador May 2013

A few shots of the Nambillo River..

Waterfall, Nambillo River near Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Nambillo River, Mindo Nambillo Reserve near Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013
Nambillo River, Mindo Nambillo Reserve near Mindo, Ecuador, May 2013

And a few more of the cloud forest itself.

Cloud forest in the Mindo-Nambillo Reserve, May 2013
Cloud forest Hiking trail, Mindo-Nambillo Reserve, May 2013

Photos from 28 May 2013, last updated 25 May 2026

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