All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Patrick Blanc observing the self standing erect stems of Freycinetia marantifolia, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025
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    Patrick Blanc observing the self standing erect stems of Freycinetia marantifolia, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, erect non climbing stems emerging from a rocky soil in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, erect non climbing stems emerging from a rocky soil in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, erect ffree standing stems in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, erect ffree standing stems in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc observing the male inflorescence subtended by whitish bracts of Freycinetia marantifolia, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025
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    Patrick Blanc observing the male inflorescence subtended by whitish bracts of Freycinetia marantifolia, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male plant with long stipitate male spikes subtended by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male plant with long stipitate male spikes subtended by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male spikes with free stamens, subtended by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male spikes with free stamens, subtended by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices at the top of long fleshy whitish peduncles, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices at the top of long fleshy whitish peduncles, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male inflorescence with spadices surrounded by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male inflorescence with spadices surrounded by whitish bracts, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, young male inflorescence with the fleshy probably sugary bracts already partly consumed by insects, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, young male inflorescence with the fleshy probably sugary bracts already partly consumed by insects, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male inflorescence, the subtending whitish fleshy and probably sugary topmost bracts already partly eaten by insects, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male inflorescence, the subtending whitish fleshy and probably sugary topmost bracts already partly eaten by insects, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices with flowers reduced to anthers, now releasing pollen, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices with flowers reduced to anthers, now releasing pollen, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices with flowers reduced to stamens, the anthers at the top of a fleshy beige style, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, male spadices with flowers reduced to stamens, the anthers at the top of a fleshy beige style, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, ripening female cephalia terminating an erect stem, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, ripening female cephalia terminating an erect stem, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, female individual with three maturing cephalia at the top of an erect stem, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, female individual with three maturing cephalia at the top of an erect stem, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, cephalia with congested maturing berries, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papuaupes
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, cephalia with congested maturing berries, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papuaupes

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing berries with apical traces of one, two and most frequently three stigmas, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing berries with apical traces of one, two and most frequently three stigmas, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc among the erect stems of a dense vegetative population off female Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025
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    Patrick Blanc among the erect stems of a dense vegetative population off female Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc observing the fruits at the top of a one m tall erect free standing stem of Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025
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    Patrick Blanc observing the fruits at the top of a one m tall erect free standing stem of Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc observing the fruits at the top of a free standing stem of Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 202
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    Patrick Blanc observing the fruits at the top of a free standing stem of Freycinetia marantifolia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua, May 202

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, erect stems in forest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, erect stems in forest understory, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, contrary to the climbing species with regular leaf distribution, this erect species exhibits a rythmic growth with successive tiers of leaves, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, contrary to the climbing species with regular leaf distribution, this erect species exhibits a rythmic growth with successive tiers of leaves, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, erect leafy stem, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, erect leafy stem, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, relaying shoot after apical flowering, the first leaves being reduced to cataphylls, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, relaying shoot after apical flowering, the first leaves being reduced to cataphylls, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, the mature brown fruits of cephalia already eaten by animals like bats, allowing seed dispersal, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, the mature brown fruits of cephalia already eaten by animals like bats, allowing seed dispersal, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, old cephalia, the mature fruits all eaten by animals, only the central axis remaining erect, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, old cephalia, the mature fruits all eaten by animals, only the central axis remaining erect, Malagufuk, Sorong, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc among the erect stems of Freycinetia marantifolia, Kundiman, Karawari, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016
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    Patrick Blanc among the erect stems of Freycinetia marantifolia, Kundiman, Karawari, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, cluster of erect stems in forest understory, each stem exhibiting plagiotropy in its top part, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, cluster of erect stems in forest understory, each stem exhibiting plagiotropy in its top part, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

  • Patrick Blanc holding the erect stem of Freycinetia marantifolia with a terminal male inflorescence, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016
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    Patrick Blanc holding the erect stem of Freycinetia marantifolia with a terminal male inflorescence, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, young developing terminal male inflorescence, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, young developing terminal male inflorescence, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, axillary male inflorescence initiated below two upper previous inflorescences at the top of erect stem, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, axillary male inflorescence initiated below two upper previous inflorescences at the top of erect stem, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

  • Patrick Blanc showing infructescences of Freycinetia marantifolia, the lower youngest ones with 3 maturing cephalia and the top older ones with ripe red berries mostly eaten by animals, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016
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    Patrick Blanc showing infructescences of Freycinetia marantifolia, the lower youngest ones with 3 maturing cephalia and the top older ones with ripe red berries mostly eaten by animals, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, March 2016

  • Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, each berry with apical remnants of stigmas, from one to four, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
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    Freycinetia marantifolia, maturing cephalia, each berry with apical remnants of stigmas, from one to four, Kundiman, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

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