All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Tacca plantaginea, close up of the brown ribbed seeds inside the open capsule, Sai Yok NP, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

    Tacca plantaginea, close up of the brown ribbed seeds inside the open capsule, Sai Yok NP, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

  • Mapania macrophylla, small black shiny achenes mostly dispersed just around the mother plant, Chutes Voltaire, French Guyana

    Mapania macrophylla, small black shiny achenes mostly dispersed just around the mother plant, Chutes Voltaire, French Guyana

  • Impatiens platypetala subsp. aurantiaca, mature black seeds visible through the fleshy capsular fruit, Bambapuang, Enrekang, South Sulawesi

    Impatiens platypetala subsp. aurantiaca, mature black seeds visible through the fleshy capsular fruit, Bambapuang, Enrekang, South Sulawesi

  • Impatiens platypetala subsp. aurantiaca, black seeds visible due to translucent green fleshy capsule, Bambapuang, Enrekang, South Sulawesi

    Impatiens platypetala subsp. aurantiaca, black seeds visible due to translucent green fleshy capsule, Bambapuang, Enrekang, South Sulawesi

  • Argyreia siamensis, berries, Sukkhothai,Thailand

    Argyreia siamensis, berries, Sukkhothai,Thailand

  • Argyreia siamensis, baccate fruit, Sukkhothai, Thailand

    Argyreia siamensis, baccate fruit, Sukkhothai, Thailand

  • Aniseia martinicensis, open capsules, Venezuela

    Aniseia martinicensis, open capsules, Venezuela

  • Hewittia sublobata, dry sepals surrounding the capsular fruit, Trivandrum, India

    Hewittia sublobata, dry sepals surrounding the capsular fruit, Trivandrum, India

  • Operculina turpethum, young  fruits protected by sepals, Morondava, Madagascar

    Operculina turpethum, young fruits protected by sepals, Morondava, Madagascar

  • Operculina turpethum, capsules ouvertes

    Operculina turpethum, capsules ouvertes

  • Operculina hamiltonii, capsular fruit, Sinnamary, French Guyana

    Operculina hamiltonii, capsular fruit, Sinnamary, French Guyana

  • Ipomoea setifera, plicate calyx, French Guyana

    Ipomoea setifera, plicate calyx, French Guyana

  • Stictocardia beraviensis, dry capsule and sepals, Ndole Bay, Zambia

    Stictocardia beraviensis, dry capsule and sepals, Ndole Bay, Zambia

  • Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa, fruiting stem, open capsules exposing hairy seeds, Transpantanera, Cuiaba, Brazil

    Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa, fruiting stem, open capsules exposing hairy seeds, Transpantanera, Cuiaba, Brazil

  • Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), flower at anthesis and successive stages of maturing capsules surrounded by involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

    Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), flower at anthesis and successive stages of maturing capsules surrounded by involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

  • Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), mature capsules surrounded by the dry involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

    Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), mature capsules surrounded by the dry involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

  • Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), mature capsules surrounded by the hirsute dry involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

    Ipomoea pileata (syn. I. involucrata), mature capsules surrounded by the hirsute dry involucral bracts, Campo, Cameroun

  • Ipomoea pileata (syn.I. involucrata), black seeds in the open dry capsules surrounded fy the fused involucral bracts, Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi NP

    Ipomoea pileata (syn.I. involucrata), black seeds in the open dry capsules surrounded fy the fused involucral bracts, Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi NP

  • Ipomoea pileata (syn.I. involucrata), open dry capsules surrounded fy the fused involucral bracts, Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi NP

    Ipomoea pileata (syn.I. involucrata), open dry capsules surrounded fy the fused involucral bracts, Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi NP

  • Ipomoea shirambensis, hairy seeds and dry open capsule, Monkey Bay, Malawi

    Ipomoea shirambensis, hairy seeds and dry open capsule, Monkey Bay, Malawi

  • Ipomoea shirambensis, hairy seeds emerging from the dry open capsule, Monkey Bay, Malawi

    Ipomoea shirambensis, hairy seeds emerging from the dry open capsule, Monkey Bay, Malawi

  • Strophanthus kombe, dry follicular fruits, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

    Strophanthus kombe, dry follicular fruits, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

  • Fockea multiflora follicle, Lake Malawi NP

    Fockea multiflora follicle, Lake Malawi NP

  • Furcraea samalana, capsular fruits and bulbils, Finca el Pilar, Antigua, Guatemala

    Furcraea samalana, capsular fruits and bulbils, Finca el Pilar, Antigua, Guatemala

  • Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Chiang Mai, Thailand

  • Heteropterys brachiata, fruiting branch with many bright red winged samaras, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize

    Heteropterys brachiata, fruiting branch with many bright red winged samaras, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize

  • Tridynamia bialata, developing fruit with two enlarged winged calyx lobes, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

    Tridynamia bialata, developing fruit with two enlarged winged calyx lobes, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

  • Begonia pedatifida, one large accrescent wing of the capsule allowing incensory wind dispersal of the dust seeds, Doi Inthanon, Thailand

    Begonia pedatifida, one large accrescent wing of the capsule allowing incensory wind dispersal of the dust seeds, Doi Inthanon, Thailand

  • Begonia parviflora, infructescence with synchronous immature hanging fruits, Manu NP, 1500 m, Peru

    Begonia parviflora, infructescence with synchronous immature hanging fruits, Manu NP, 1500 m, Peru

  • Begonia elnidoensis, close-up of capsules with six slits allowing incensory wind dispersal, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia elnidoensis, close-up of capsules with six slits allowing incensory wind dispersal, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia pavonina, downwards ovary long wing and horizontal rain splash dispersal lateral short wings, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Begonia pavonina, downwards ovary long wing and horizontal rain splash dispersal lateral short wings, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Triphora surinamensis, a terrestrial orchid with lateral slits along the capsule allowing wind dispersal, Mamelles, Guadeloupe

    Triphora surinamensis, a terrestrial orchid with lateral slits along the capsule allowing wind dispersal, Mamelles, Guadeloupe

  • Argostemma parvum, erect maturing fleshy capsular fruits, Chanthaburi, Thailand

    Argostemma parvum, erect maturing fleshy capsular fruits, Chanthaburi, Thailand

  • Argostemma neurosepalum,  persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds through capsular slits, Krabi, Thailand

    Argostemma neurosepalum, persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds through capsular slits, Krabi, Thailand

  • Argostemma diversifolium,  maturing fruits with persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds, Khao Sok NP, Thailand

    Argostemma diversifolium, maturing fruits with persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds, Khao Sok NP, Thailand

  • Argostemma diversifolium,  persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds through capsular slits, Khao Sok NP, Thailand

    Argostemma diversifolium, persistant green rigid calyx creating an upwards orientated cup allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny seeds through capsular slits, Khao Sok NP, Thailand

  • Argostemma gracile, lateral view of the fleshy hairy capsule, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

    Argostemma gracile, lateral view of the fleshy hairy capsule, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Argostemma gracile, upwards open fleshy capsule allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny brown seeds, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

    Argostemma gracile, upwards open fleshy capsule allowing rain splash dispersal of the tiny brown seeds, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Ophiorrhiza discolor, upwards opening narrow fleshy boat shaped capsules allowing rain splash tiny seeds dispersal, Panang Hill, Malaysia

    Ophiorrhiza discolor, upwards opening narrow fleshy boat shaped capsules allowing rain splash tiny seeds dispersal, Panang Hill, Malaysia

  • Monolena primuliflora, half dry capsular berries openig horizontally and apically, allowing rain splas dispersal of seeds, Ecuador

    Monolena primuliflora, half dry capsular berries openig horizontally and apically, allowing rain splas dispersal of seeds, Ecuador

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