All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Tapeinochilos, maybe the elusive T. salomonensis, inflorescence, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Tapeinochilos, maybe the elusive T. salomonensis, inflorescence, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc showing two hanging infructescences of Pleuranthodium peekelii, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc showing two hanging infructescences of Pleuranthodium peekelii, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii in forest understory, Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii in forest understory, Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii, hanging infructescence in forest understory, Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii, hanging infructescence in forest understory, Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii at forest edge with hanging bright orange infructescences, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii at forest edge with hanging bright orange infructescences, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii, hanging infructescence, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii, hanging infructescence, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii, shiny black seeds in three locular bright orange capsule, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii, shiny black seeds in three locular bright orange capsule, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Pleuranthodium peekelii, mature open bright orange capsule and black shiny seeds, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Pleuranthodium peekelii, mature open bright orange capsule and black shiny seeds, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc observing Mapania sp. in forest understory with infructescence lying on forest floor due to its long thin axis, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Patrick Blanc observing Mapania sp. in forest understory with infructescence lying on forest floor due to its long thin axis, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Mapania sp., a forest understory species of Cyperaceae looking like a small Pandanus, with infructescence lying on forest floor, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Mapania sp., a forest understory species of Cyperaceae looking like a small Pandanus, with infructescence lying on forest floor, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Mapania sp., infructescence lying on forest floor due to its long thin axis, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Mapania sp., infructescence lying on forest floor due to its long thin axis, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Mapania sp., infructescence, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Mapania sp., infructescence, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Pascal Heni and Patrick Blanc around the bright red infructescence of the pandan Benstonea cf. ihuana in forest understory at 350 m asl, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Pascal Heni and Patrick Blanc around the bright red infructescence of the pandan Benstonea cf. ihuana in forest understory at 350 m asl, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana, bright red infructescence in forest understory, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana, bright red infructescence in forest understory, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana flowering in forest understory, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana flowering in forest understory, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana, maturing infructescence, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana, maturing infructescence, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana, bright red infructescence in forest understory, each maturing drupe with apical black sharp protuberant stigma, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana, bright red infructescence in forest understory, each maturing drupe with apical black sharp protuberant stigma, Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Benstonea cf. ihuana, each maturing bright red drupe with apical black sharp protuberant stigma,Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Benstonea cf. ihuana, each maturing bright red drupe with apical black sharp protuberant stigma,Imbu Rano, 350 m asl, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc walking among young Pandanus dubius  in the understory of a coral island, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc walking among young Pandanus dubius in the understory of a coral island, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Pandanus dubius  in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius forest on coral island, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius forest on coral island, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, young and medium sized individuals  in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, young and medium sized individuals in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius,  stilt roots, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, stilt roots, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc among the huge stilt roots of Pandanus dubius, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc among the huge stilt roots of Pandanus dubius, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Patrick Blanc considering the young turgescent stilt root of Pandanus dubius with ramentose scaly root cap, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc considering the young turgescent stilt root of Pandanus dubius with ramentose scaly root cap, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Pandanus dubius, hanging syncarpous infructescences, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, hanging syncarpous infructescences, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius,  two hanging infructescences, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, two hanging infructescences, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, hanging infructescence, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, hanging infructescence, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, individual drupes on the soil, dissociated from the syncarpous infructescence, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, individual drupes on the soil, dissociated from the syncarpous infructescence, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, one drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, one drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius,  multiple plantlets emerging from each drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, multiple plantlets emerging from each drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, numerous plantlets emerging from a single drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, numerous plantlets emerging from a single drupe, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, seedlings, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, seedlings, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Pandanus dubius, young individuals  in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, young individuals in a coral island forest understory, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc holding the wide shiny leaves of a young Pandanus dubius, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc holding the wide shiny leaves of a young Pandanus dubius, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Pandanus dubius, leaves, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

    Pandanus dubius, leaves, Nggatirana, Halisi, Solomon Islands

  • Patrick Blanc observing the mericarp fruits of a cauliflorous Goniothalamus, a small forest understory tree, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

    Patrick Blanc observing the mericarp fruits of a cauliflorous Goniothalamus, a small forest understory tree, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, Sept. 2019

  • Goniothalamus sp., cauliflory, tiny flower and huge mericarps, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Goniothalamus sp., cauliflory, tiny flower and huge mericarps, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

  • Goniothalamus sp., flower, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

    Goniothalamus sp., flower, Imbu Rano, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands

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