FIGURE 3. A in Exploring Pico de São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), a hotspot for collecting plant specimens during the colonial period: collectors and itineraries

FIGURE 3. A. View of the ridges that connect Lagoa Amélia, Calvário, and Pico de São Tomé, with Pico Ana Chaves in the background. B. View of Pico de São Tomé. Both of these views were seen from the ridges northwest of Lagoa Amélia, and coincide with the perspective of the descriptions made by Gustav Mann C. Pico de São Tomé as seen from Pico Pequeno, with Erica thomensis in the foreground. D. Descending the steep access to the summit of Pico de São Tomé in 2009. Photographs A, B, and C by R. Lima; D by Aristides Monteiro.