All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Scindapsus coriaceus, leaf blades of the lateral detached stems, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus coriaceus, leaf blades of the lateral detached stems, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus coriaceus, leaves of the main adherent stem with a wide sheath embracing the thick stem and proportionnally quite small blade, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus coriaceus, leaves of the main adherent stem with a wide sheath embracing the thick stem and proportionnally quite small blade, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, juvenile form with appressed shingle leaves in forest understory, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, juvenile form with appressed shingle leaves in forest understory, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, leaves of the juvenile shingle plant with characteristic silver patches due to epidermal cells filled with air thus reflecting the incident light, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, leaves of the juvenile shingle plant with characteristic silver patches due to epidermal cells filled with air thus reflecting the incident light, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Patrick Blanc showing the much branched freely hanging stems of Scindapsus pictus in forest canopy, about 30 m above forest floor, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

    Patrick Blanc showing the much branched freely hanging stems of Scindapsus pictus in forest canopy, about 30 m above forest floor, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

  • Scindapsus pictus, adult phase in the forest canopy with much branched freely hanging stems ending in erect inflorescence, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, adult phase in the forest canopy with much branched freely hanging stems ending in erect inflorescence, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, adult phase in forest canopy with much branched freely hanging stems and terminal erect infructescences, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, adult phase in forest canopy with much branched freely hanging stems and terminal erect infructescences, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, leaves of the adult form in the forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, leaves of the adult form in the forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, a few leaved stem with terminal infructescence in forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, a few leaved stem with terminal infructescence in forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Scindapsus pictus, leaves and infructescence in forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Scindapsus pictus, leaves and infructescence in forest canopy, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Shorea pauciflora with Ficus barba-jovis totally appressed to its trunk, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Shorea pauciflora with Ficus barba-jovis totally appressed to its trunk, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus barba-jovis climbing along the trunk of the 75 m high Kabili Monster, a Shorea pauciflora, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba-jovis climbing along the trunk of the 75 m high Kabili Monster, a Shorea pauciflora, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Patrick Blanc showing Ficus barba-jovis climbing along the trunk of Shorea pauciflora, Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

    Patrick Blanc showing Ficus barba-jovis climbing along the trunk of Shorea pauciflora, Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

  • Ficus barba jovis, all stems equally carpeting the Shorea trunk, producing only appressed bathyphylls and no erect stems contrary to most other species of climbing Ficus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba jovis, all stems equally carpeting the Shorea trunk, producing only appressed bathyphylls and no erect stems contrary to most other species of climbing Ficus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus barba jovis, a species producing only tightly appressed stems fixed by adventitious roots, the figs appearing directly on these stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba jovis, a species producing only tightly appressed stems fixed by adventitious roots, the figs appearing directly on these stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus barba jovis, huge velvety figs apprearing directly on the appressed stems producing only bathyphylls, this adult juvenile like stage being a kind of neoteny, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba jovis, huge velvety figs apprearing directly on the appressed stems producing only bathyphylls, this adult juvenile like stage being a kind of neoteny, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus barba jovis, a neotenic species producing only appressed bathyphylls and huge velvety figs, among the biggest of the genus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba jovis, a neotenic species producing only appressed bathyphylls and huge velvety figs, among the biggest of the genus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus barba jovis, a neotenic species producing huge velvety figs, among the biggest of the genus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus barba jovis, a neotenic species producing huge velvety figs, among the biggest of the genus, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa climbing along a tree trunk, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa climbing along a tree trunk, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa, the lateral stems grow horizontally, clasping the host tree trunk, fixed by small adventitious roots, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa, the lateral stems grow horizontally, clasping the host tree trunk, fixed by small adventitious roots, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa, lateral stems clasping horizontally the host tree trunk like the adventitious roots of Clusia or many climbing Araceae, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa, lateral stems clasping horizontally the host tree trunk like the adventitious roots of Clusia or many climbing Araceae, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa, self leaf shade avoidance through the disposition of the leaves in two layers on each horizontal stem, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa, self leaf shade avoidance through the disposition of the leaves in two layers on each horizontal stem, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa, horizontally growing lateral stems clasping the host tree trunk like Clusia or Araceae roots, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa, horizontally growing lateral stems clasping the host tree trunk like Clusia or Araceae roots, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ficus trichocarpa, horizontal clasping stems with alternate leaves displayed in two layers, the above with leaf tips on the right and the lower with leaf tips on the left, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Ficus trichocarpa, horizontal clasping stems with alternate leaves displayed in two layers, the above with leaf tips on the right and the lower with leaf tips on the left, Deramakot FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Micrechites serpyllifolius, highly branched juvenile shingle individual carpetting a rock, Tioman, Malaysia

    Micrechites serpyllifolius, highly branched juvenile shingle individual carpetting a rock, Tioman, Malaysia

  • Micrechites serpyllifolius much branched and tightly appressed to the host trunk, a form with bright silver leaf margin, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Micrechites serpyllifolius much branched and tightly appressed to the host trunk, a form with bright silver leaf margin, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Micrechites serpyllifolius, two opposite axillary stems appearing regularly along the main vertically creeping stem, all stems fixed by adventitious roots, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Micrechites serpyllifolius, two opposite axillary stems appearing regularly along the main vertically creeping stem, all stems fixed by adventitious roots, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Micrechites serpyllifolius, a form with bright silver leaf margin, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Micrechites serpyllifolius, a form with bright silver leaf margin, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Micrechites serpyllifolius, silver edged leaves, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Micrechites serpyllifolius, silver edged leaves, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Diospyros subrhomboidea, a small forest understory tree with characteristic sprays of much branched plagiotropic tiered architecture, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Diospyros subrhomboidea, a small forest understory tree with characteristic sprays of much branched plagiotropic tiered architecture, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Patrick Blanc showing the small rhombic leaves of Diospyros subrhomboidea, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

    Patrick Blanc showing the small rhombic leaves of Diospyros subrhomboidea, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

  • Diospyros subrhomboidea, horizontal spray of plagiotropic much branched stems exhibiting immediate ramification in the new light green shoots, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Diospyros subrhomboidea, horizontal spray of plagiotropic much branched stems exhibiting immediate ramification in the new light green shoots, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Diospyros subrhomboidea, horizontal spray of plagiotropic much branched stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Diospyros subrhomboidea, horizontal spray of plagiotropic much branched stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Diospyros subrhomboidea, perfectly rhombic leaves, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Diospyros subrhomboidea, perfectly rhombic leaves, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Diospyros subrhomboidea, perfectly rhombic leaves leaving no empty space along the horizontal stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

    Diospyros subrhomboidea, perfectly rhombic leaves leaving no empty space along the horizontal stems, Sepilok FR, Sabah, Borneo

  • Impatiens morsei, hydrostatic skeleton of stem and petioles allowing lowest energetic investment and quick growth even in shade

    Impatiens morsei, hydrostatic skeleton of stem and petioles allowing lowest energetic investment and quick growth even in shade

  • Pentastemona egregia, establishment growth exhibited by the progressive increase of te stem diameter directly in relation with the emergence of new adventitious roots, Sumatra

    Pentastemona egregia, establishment growth exhibited by the progressive increase of te stem diameter directly in relation with the emergence of new adventitious roots, Sumatra

  • Peperomia sp;, reduced vegetative apparatus producing huge, highly branched inflorescences, Maros, South Sulawesi

    Peperomia sp;, reduced vegetative apparatus producing huge, highly branched inflorescences, Maros, South Sulawesi

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