Foam Berries, Baby Powder, and Poison - Neat Plants of a Costa Rican Jungle

What's more hygienic than babies? Join me in the jungles of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, looking at plants like bijagua, a popular tropical ornamental, also handy for baby hygiene (amongst other things); yerba de guava, a little edible wild berry great for jungle foraging; and Dieffenbachia, a poisonous but popular house plant.
Plants in this video:
Bijagua (Calathea lutea)
Marantaceae (Arrowroot family)
Other Names: cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Habana cigar, Mexican cigar plant, bijao, cachibú de Caracas, chisgua, hoja blanca, hojas de Congo, hoja de viado, pampano, risgua, cachibou
Yerba de Guava (Coccocypselum hirsutum?)
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Other Names: velvet plant, blue velvet, cafe cauabori, azulzinha do bosque
Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia spp.)
Araceae (Arum family)
Other Names: dumbcane, dumbplant, leopard lily, mother-in-law's tongue (more often refers too Dracaena trifasciata), galatea, lotería, pita o pito, aningapara, difenbáquia, comigo-ninguém-pode, cannes des muets
Credits:
Bow and Arrow: Greg Gilbert, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Baskets: Scott Robinson, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Filmed at and around Tamandua Biological Station, close to Corcovado National Park
Special thanks to Rebeca Quirós and Allan Montes
Social Media:
Instagram: @amblingwithsam

[@mysonjimmy1337]

I loved 😍 ♥ your tropical island 🏝 🌴 Jamaica 🇯🇲 the foraging jungle peaceful healthy longevity and lots of 🌿 🌿 herbal remedies medicines 💊 from mother's nature ❤😊🎉

[@megana7460]

Cool video, love the plants, can’t wait for the slip n slide

[@hammond6305]

Love the awkwardness every time you mention babies lol