All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Piper amalago, leaf opposed erect spadices on lateral sympodial branches, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

    Piper amalago, leaf opposed erect spadices on lateral sympodial branches, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

  • Piper amalago, erect spadices, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

    Piper amalago, erect spadices, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

  • Geonoma lanata in forest understory, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Geonoma lanata in forest understory, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Geonoma lanata, strongly plicate shiny leaves, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Geonoma lanata, strongly plicate shiny leaves, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium bernalii, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium bernalii, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium truncicola, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium truncicola, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium esmeraldense in mossy forest, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium esmeraldense in mossy forest, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium esmeraldense, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador.

    Anthurium esmeraldense, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador.

  • Anthurium esmeraldense on vertical earth bank along a forest stream, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuado

    Anthurium esmeraldense on vertical earth bank along a forest stream, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuado

  • Anthurium esmeraldense, velvety leaves with narrow acumen, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium esmeraldense, velvety leaves with narrow acumen, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, infructescence, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

    Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, infructescence, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

  • Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red spadix and whitish spathe, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

    Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red spadix and whitish spathe, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

  • Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red spadix, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

    Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red spadix, Mashpi FR, Ecuador.

  • Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red tepals, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, 1000 m asl, Ecuador

    Anthurium cf. dolichostachyum, red tepals, Mashpi FR, Pichincha, 1000 m asl, Ecuador

  • Anthurium amoenum, inflorescence, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium amoenum, inflorescence, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium amoenum, leaf, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium amoenum, leaf, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium ovatifolium, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium ovatifolium, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium ovatifolium, erect leaf blade, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium ovatifolium, erect leaf blade, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium pulverulentum in forest understory, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium pulverulentum in forest understory, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Anthurium pulverulentum, leaf,  El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Anthurium pulverulentum, leaf, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Philodendron fibrosum climbing along a tree trunk, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Philodendron fibrosum climbing along a tree trunk, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Philodendron fibrosum, leaves, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Philodendron fibrosum, leaves, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Philodendron fibrosum, dense soft emergences covering the cataphyll, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Philodendron fibrosum, dense soft emergences covering the cataphyll, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Xanthosoma undipes with its characteristic tall robust stem, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Xanthosoma undipes with its characteristic tall robust stem, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Xanthosoma undipes, maturing hanging infructescences, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Xanthosoma undipes, maturing hanging infructescences, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Xanthosoma undipes, mature hanging infructescences, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Xanthosoma undipes, mature hanging infructescences, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Xanthosoma undipes, mature fruits, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Xanthosoma undipes, mature fruits, El Pahuma Orchid reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

  • Aphelandra maculata and Biophytum soukupii, both totally cryptic on forest floor due to their brown leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata and Biophytum soukupii, both totally cryptic on forest floor due to their brown leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata and Biophytum soukupii, mixed cryptic population due to their brown leaves on forest floor, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata and Biophytum soukupii, mixed cryptic population due to their brown leaves on forest floor, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata flowering on forest floor with Biophytum soukupii, ferns and Piper seedling, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata flowering on forest floor with Biophytum soukupii, ferns and Piper seedling, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata, a form with oval plain brown leaves and Biophytum soukupii, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, a form with oval plain brown leaves and Biophytum soukupii, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata, plain brown leaves covered with short hairs, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, plain brown leaves covered with short hairs, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata, plain brown leaf adaxial surface covered with erect hairs, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, plain brown leaf adaxial surface covered with erect hairs, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata, erect transparent multicellular hairs on adaxial leaf surface, probably acting like optic fibers, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, erect transparent multicellular hairs on adaxial leaf surface, probably acting like optic fibers, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata prostrate on forest floor among dead fallen tree leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata prostrate on forest floor among dead fallen tree leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata flowering on forest floor, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

    Aphelandra maculata flowering on forest floor, Yasuni NP, Ecuador

  • Aphelandra maculata, inflorescence, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, inflorescence, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Aphelandra maculata, flower with strongly curved hairy tube, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Aphelandra maculata, flower with strongly curved hairy tube, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Biophytum soukupii, population prostrate on forest floor, totally cryptic among the decaying litter leaves and the bright green leaves of the other plants, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Biophytum soukupii, population prostrate on forest floor, totally cryptic among the decaying litter leaves and the bright green leaves of the other plants, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

  • Biophytum soukupii, dense population prostrate of forest floor and cryptic due to the brownish leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

    Biophytum soukupii, dense population prostrate of forest floor and cryptic due to the brownish leaves, Yasuni NP, Ecuador.

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