All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), numerous axillary flowers in the leafy apical parts of the narrow stems, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

    Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), numerous axillary flowers in the leafy apical parts of the narrow stems, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), stems emerging from the aerial epiphytic tuber, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

    Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), stems emerging from the aerial epiphytic tuber, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), tuber and tubular white flowers along the narrow stems, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

    Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), tuber and tubular white flowers along the narrow stems, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), base of the huge tuber fixed by adventitious roots to the host tree branch, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

    Squamellaria imberbis (syn. S. wilsonii), base of the huge tuber fixed by adventitious roots to the host tree branch, Des Voeux peak, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Hoya coronaria flowering on freely hanging stem, Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, Papua

    Hoya coronaria flowering on freely hanging stem, Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, Papua

  • Hoya coronaria, Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, Papua

    Hoya coronaria, Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, Papua

  • Bulbophyllum clandestinum, freely hanging from tree branch in lowland rainforest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, Papua

    Bulbophyllum clandestinum, freely hanging from tree branch in lowland rainforest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, Papua

  • Bulbophyllum clandestinum, freely hanging from a tree branch in lowland rainforest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, Papua

    Bulbophyllum clandestinum, freely hanging from a tree branch in lowland rainforest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, Papua

  • Patrick Blanc among the light pink flowers and orange berries of Medinilla alpestris, Tjibodas, Java, April 2024

    Patrick Blanc among the light pink flowers and orange berries of Medinilla alpestris, Tjibodas, Java, April 2024

  • Medinilla alpestris, a much branched individual plant with inflorescences and infructescences, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, a much branched individual plant with inflorescences and infructescences, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris, inflorescences and infructescences, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, inflorescences and infructescences, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris, small adult and flowering individual having germinated among orchids on a tree fern stipe, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, small adult and flowering individual having germinated among orchids on a tree fern stipe, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris,small individual with inflorescence and infructescence on tree fern stipe, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris,small individual with inflorescence and infructescence on tree fern stipe, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris, inflorescence, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, inflorescence, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris, iflowers, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, iflowers, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Medinilla alpestris, infructescence, Tjibodas BG, Java

    Medinilla alpestris, infructescence, Tjibodas BG, Java

  • Patrick Blanc observing Crantzia cristata climbing along a tree trunk, Route de l'Habituée, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, Feb. 2026

    Patrick Blanc observing Crantzia cristata climbing along a tree trunk, Route de l'Habituée, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, Feb. 2026

  • Crantzia cristata, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristata, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Crantzia cristtata, flowering stems,, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristtata, flowering stems,, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Crantzia cristata, bright yellow oblique corolla with hairy tube, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristata, bright yellow oblique corolla with hairy tube, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Crantzia cristata, branch with mature fruits, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristata, branch with mature fruits, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Crantzia cristata, mature fleshy capsular fruits surrounded by persisting crested bright red calyx, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristata, mature fleshy capsular fruits surrounded by persisting crested bright red calyx, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Crantzia cristata, open fleshy capsule revealing the black shiny seeds embedded in pulp, the two orange valves of the capsule and the crested calyx lobes, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

    Crantzia cristata, open fleshy capsule revealing the black shiny seeds embedded in pulp, the two orange valves of the capsule and the crested calyx lobes, Chutes du Carbet, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe

  • Agalmyla clarkei epiphytic in mossy forest, 1700 m asl, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines

    Agalmyla clarkei epiphytic in mossy forest, 1700 m asl, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines

  • Agalmyla clarkei epiphytic in mossy forest, leaves and maturing fruits, 1700 m asl, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines

    Agalmyla clarkei epiphytic in mossy forest, leaves and maturing fruits, 1700 m asl, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, Agalmyla clarkei, Begonia oxysperma, Heptapleurum sp., Orchids and ferns epiphytic on a tree in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, Agalmyla clarkei, Begonia oxysperma, Heptapleurum sp., Orchids and ferns epiphytic on a tree in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis epiphytic on mossy tree trunk and branches, sharing the habitat with many Orchids, ferns and others, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis epiphytic on mossy tree trunk and branches, sharing the habitat with many Orchids, ferns and others, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, a big hemiepiphytic species in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, a big hemiepiphytic species in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, almost triangular leaves and deep orange inflorescences, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, almost triangular leaves and deep orange inflorescences, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis as a big hemiepiphyte in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis as a big hemiepiphyte in mossy forest, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, leaves and  bright orange inflorescences, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, leaves and bright orange inflorescences, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, an epiphytic species with bright orange inflorescences very similar to the sympatric Begonia oxysperma, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, an epiphytic species with bright orange inflorescences very similar to the sympatric Begonia oxysperma, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, erect inflorescence, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, erect inflorescence, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, inflorescence axes, ovaries and petals bright orange, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, inflorescence axes, ovaries and petals bright orange, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, flower buds and  flowers at anthesis, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, flower buds and flowers at anthesis, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Medinilla compressicaulis, long pedunculate inflorescence peduncle displaying the small bright orange flowers out of the foliage, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Medinilla compressicaulis, long pedunculate inflorescence peduncle displaying the small bright orange flowers out of the foliage, Banaue, 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

  • Begonia oxysperma on left and Medinilla compressicaulis on right, both with same inflorescence structure and colour, in the same place and both blooming on 24th April 2026, Banaue 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

    Begonia oxysperma on left and Medinilla compressicaulis on right, both with same inflorescence structure and colour, in the same place and both blooming on 24th April 2026, Banaue 1700 m asl, Luzon, Philippines

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