All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Selliguea albidosquamata, part of entire juvenile frond with white spots, Tari, 2000 m asl, Hela, Papua New Guinea

    Selliguea albidosquamata, part of entire juvenile frond with white spots, Tari, 2000 m asl, Hela, Papua New Guinea

  • Tacca artocarpifolia in forest understory, usually considered as conspecific with the widespread T. leontopetaloides from more open areas, Andasibe, Madagascar

    Tacca artocarpifolia in forest understory, usually considered as conspecific with the widespread T. leontopetaloides from more open areas, Andasibe, Madagascar

  • Macaranga carrii at forest edge, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga carrii at forest edge, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga carrii, young rufous orange leaves and adult bullate leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga carrii, young rufous orange leaves and adult bullate leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga carrii, leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga carrii, leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga carrii, leafy erect stems, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga carrii, leafy erect stems, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga carrii, strongly bullate leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga carrii, strongly bullate leaves, Mount Hagen, 2800 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa in open forest, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa in open forest, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa, leaves with very long acumens, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa, leaves with very long acumens, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa, inflorescence, young rusty leaf, hairy petiole and very long acumen, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa, inflorescence, young rusty leaf, hairy petiole and very long acumen, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa, young leaves in forest understory, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa, young leaves in forest understory, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Macaranga intonsa, young densely hairy leaf, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

    Macaranga intonsa, young densely hairy leaf, Rondon Ridge, 2000 m asl, Tari, Papua New Guinea

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene as a low epiphyte mixed with a climbing Freycinetia, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene as a low epiphyte mixed with a climbing Freycinetia, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, leaves mostly with three leaflets, outstanding long ligular axpansion of the leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, leaves mostly with three leaflets, outstanding long ligular axpansion of the leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, characteristic long free ligular leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, characteristic long free ligular leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Patrick Blanc showing the expanded and folded ligular part of the leaf sheath in Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

    Patrick Blanc showing the expanded and folded ligular part of the leaf sheath in Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo, July 2022

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, erect ligule with tightly folded margins forming an empty cavity characteristic of many myrmecophilous plants, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, erect ligule with tightly folded margins forming an empty cavity characteristic of many myrmecophilous plants, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded ligular part of the sheathing leaf base, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded ligular part of the sheathing leaf base, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded purple edged ligular part of the sheathing leaf base, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded purple edged ligular part of the sheathing leaf base, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded ligular part of the leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, expanded ligular part of the leaf sheath, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, leaf removed from the stem, the empty cavity of the ligular sheath evoking a myrmecophilous cavity, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, leaf removed from the stem, the empty cavity of the ligular sheath evoking a myrmecophilous cavity, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, necrosis and shedding of the upper part of the hollowed ligule, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, necrosis and shedding of the upper part of the hollowed ligule, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, circular corky scar around the ligular basal cavity after shedding of the upper part of the ligule, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Heptapleurum (syn. Schefflera) avene, circular corky scar around the ligular basal cavity after shedding of the upper part of the ligule, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila tenuifolia on vertical earth bank, exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila tenuifolia on vertical earth bank, exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila tenuifolia exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila tenuifolia exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila tenuifolia, one leaf exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila tenuifolia, one leaf exhibiting bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mt Kinabalu, 1600 m asl, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, population on vertical rocky face exhibiting a slight blue iridescence without flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, population on vertical rocky face exhibiting a slight blue iridescence without flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, slight blue iridescence without flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, slight blue iridescence without flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana on vertical rocky bank, bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana on vertical rocky bank, bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, bright blue iridescence under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, bright blue iridescenct leaves under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, bright blue iridescenct leaves under flash light, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, plagiotropic stems exhibiting a strong anisophylly and asymmetry of the big leaf bases, erect red stiff hairsemerging from blue iridescent leaves, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, plagiotropic stems exhibiting a strong anisophylly and asymmetry of the big leaf bases, erect red stiff hairsemerging from blue iridescent leaves, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, blue iridescent leaves, flowers and maturing capsules, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, blue iridescent leaves, flowers and maturing capsules, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, flower with three stamens, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, flower with three stamens, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, flower at anthesis, Mount Silam, Lahad datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, flower at anthesis, Mount Silam, Lahad datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, flowers and maturing capsules covered by erect red stiff hairs, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, flowers and maturing capsules covered by erect red stiff hairs, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Sonerila beccariana, mature capsules, anisophylly and big leaf base asymmetry, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

    Sonerila beccariana, mature capsules, anisophylly and big leaf base asymmetry, Mount Silam, Lahad Datu, Sabah, Borneo

  • Begonia rotundibracteata, most young individuals exhibit a blue iridescence, especially under flash light, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Begonia rotundibracteata, most young individuals exhibit a blue iridescence, especially under flash light, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

  • Begonia rotundibracteata, blue iridescence in the young stage, the hydathodes excreting water at early morning, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

    Begonia rotundibracteata, blue iridescence in the young stage, the hydathodes excreting water at early morning, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

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