All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Pandanus balenii, population on river banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, population on river banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young rosetted and older monocaulous individuals on forest stream bank, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young rosetted and older monocaulous individuals on forest stream bank, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, population of young acaulous rosetted and taller monocaulous individuals on forest stream bank, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, population of young acaulous rosetted and taller monocaulous individuals on forest stream bank, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, population of young rosetted individuals on forest stream banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, population of young rosetted individuals on forest stream banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, dense population of young individuals on the banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, dense population of young individuals on the banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young and subadult individuals on forest stream banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young and subadult individuals on forest stream banks, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young emersed individuals on the banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young emersed individuals on the banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young plants rooted in the muddy banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young plants rooted in the muddy banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, submerged and emersed young individuals on the muddy banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, submerged and emersed young individuals on the muddy banks of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young plant as a fully submerged rheophyte in swift flowing water, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young plant as a fully submerged rheophyte in swift flowing water, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young plant as a totally submerged rheophyte in fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young plant as a totally submerged rheophyte in fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Pandanus balenii, young plants as submerged rheophytes rooted in the muddy bank of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Pandanus balenii, young plants as submerged rheophytes rooted in the muddy bank of a fast flowing forest stream, Kali Biru, Warsambin, Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in the habitat of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in the habitat of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc standing on the limestone rock slabs of an intermittently fast flowing forest river, the habitat of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc standing on the limestone rock slabs of an intermittently fast flowing forest river, the habitat of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

  • Pascal Héni behind a population of Homalomena stollei on limestone slabs of a forest stream, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

    Pascal Héni behind a population of Homalomena stollei on limestone slabs of a forest stream, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc observing Homalomena stollei in its rheophytic habitat, on limestone slabs in fast flowing river, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc observing Homalomena stollei in its rheophytic habitat, on limestone slabs in fast flowing river, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua, May 2025

  • Homalomena stollei, population on oblique limestone slabs in fast flowing forest stream, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, West Papua

    Homalomena stollei, population on oblique limestone slabs in fast flowing forest stream, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, West Papua

  • Homalomena stollei and Thelypteris cataractorum in cracks of limestone slabs, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei and Thelypteris cataractorum in cracks of limestone slabs, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei as an emersed rheophyte on rock at the base of the waterfall,  War Inkabom, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei as an emersed rheophyte on rock at the base of the waterfall, War Inkabom, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, a tufted individual fixed to a rock in fast flowing water, a characteristic rheophytic habitat, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, a tufted individual fixed to a rock in fast flowing water, a characteristic rheophytic habitat, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, dense population on an emersed limestone slab, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, dense population on an emersed limestone slab, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, individuals with leaves longwise teared during flash floods, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, individuals with leaves longwise teared during flash floods, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, large cespitose individual, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, large cespitose individual, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, leaves deeply teared due to recurrent flash floods, a resultant structure characteristic of rheophytic species, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, leaves deeply teared due to recurrent flash floods, a resultant structure characteristic of rheophytic species, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing the deeply lacerated but not wounded leaves of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing the deeply lacerated but not wounded leaves of Homalomena stollei, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, May 2025

  • Homalomena stollei, deeply lacerated leaves due to flash floods but exhibiting perfect healing along the tears, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, deeply lacerated leaves due to flash floods but exhibiting perfect healing along the tears, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, numerous adventitious roots firmly fixing the base of the plant to the rocks, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, numerous adventitious roots firmly fixing the base of the plant to the rocks, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, numerous entangled adventitious roots firmly fixing the base of the plant to the rock, a characteristic of most rheophytes, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, numerous entangled adventitious roots firmly fixing the base of the plant to the rock, a characteristic of most rheophytes, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, partly uprooted base due to strong currents producing new offshoots, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, partly uprooted base due to strong currents producing new offshoots, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, an individual with inflorescences at different stages, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, an individual with inflorescences at different stages, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, condensed sympodium alternating prophylls and terminal inflorescences, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, condensed sympodium alternating prophylls and terminal inflorescences, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, inflorescences, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, inflorescences, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, excerted apical male portion of the spadix and backward recurved mucronate spathe apex, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, excerted apical male portion of the spadix and backward recurved mucronate spathe apex, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, apical portion of spadix with congested male flowers, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, apical portion of spadix with congested male flowers, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, spathe limb deliquescence just below male portion of spadix, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, spathe limb deliquescence just below male portion of spadix, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, upper shedded part of inflorescence after anthesis with male part of spadix and flower like recurved decaying lobes of spathe, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, upper shedded part of inflorescence after anthesis with male part of spadix and flower like recurved decaying lobes of spathe, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, population on a vertical limestone outcrop exhibiting perfect regeneration from seedlings to adult individuals, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, population on a vertical limestone outcrop exhibiting perfect regeneration from seedlings to adult individuals, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, adult plant and seedlings probably issued from rain splash dispersal of the seeds, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, adult plant and seedlings probably issued from rain splash dispersal of the seeds, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

  • Homalomena stollei, small seedlings among mosses,  issued from tiny seeds dispersed due to rain splash, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

    Homalomena stollei, small seedlings among mosses, issued from tiny seeds dispersed due to rain splash, War Inkabom Waterfall, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua

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