All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Ravenala blancii, adult flowering individual reaching the forest canopy, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, adult flowering individual reaching the forest canopy, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, adult flowering individual in the forest canopy, few  and quite small living leaves distributed in a regular fan, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, adult flowering individual in the forest canopy, few and quite small living leaves distributed in a regular fan, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, adult individual flowering in forest, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo CM Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, adult individual flowering in forest, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo CM Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, mature flowering individual with characteristic few leaves, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, mature flowering individual with characteristic few leaves, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, the small and the large inflorescences of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, the small and the large inflorescences of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, inflorescence and leaf of the type specimen Hladik 6760, the leaf base being symmetric, the overlapping sheath reaching the top of the pseudo petiole, Andasibe, Madagascar

    Ravenala blancii, inflorescence and leaf of the type specimen Hladik 6760, the leaf base being symmetric, the overlapping sheath reaching the top of the pseudo petiole, Andasibe, Madagascar

  • Ravenala blancii, the small inflorescence of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, the small inflorescence of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, bracts, petals, stamens and pistil of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, bracts, petals, stamens and pistil of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, flowers of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo AnnetteHladik

    Ravenala blancii, flowers of the type specimen Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo AnnetteHladik

  • Ravenala blancii, cincinnus of sequencially opening flowers in the type specimen, Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, cincinnus of sequencially opening flowers in the type specimen, Hladik 6760, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii, one flower of the type specimen Hladik 6760 with petaloid sepals, petals, stamens and pistil, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala blancii, one flower of the type specimen Hladik 6760 with petaloid sepals, petals, stamens and pistil, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala grandis (left) and Ravenala blancii (right), comparison between cut inflorescences, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

    Ravenala grandis (left) and Ravenala blancii (right), comparison between cut inflorescences, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Annette Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii (left) infructescence with torn and degraded bracts, and Ravenala hladikorum (right) with stiff persistant bracts, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii (left) infructescence with torn and degraded bracts, and Ravenala hladikorum (right) with stiff persistant bracts, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii infructescence with torn and degraded bracts, and pointed conical fruit apex, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii infructescence with torn and degraded bracts, and pointed conical fruit apex, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii (left) and Ravenala hladikorum (right) maturing fruits, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii (left) and Ravenala hladikorum (right) maturing fruits, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala hladikorum (left) and Ravenala blancii (right) mature infructescences with opening ripe dry fruits, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala hladikorum (left) and Ravenala blancii (right) mature infructescences with opening ripe dry fruits, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala blancii (left) with pointed conical apex and Ravenala hladikorum (right) with truncated apex, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala blancii (left) with pointed conical apex and Ravenala hladikorum (right) with truncated apex, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala hladikorum, adult in forest canopy, irregular fan shape due to the leaves alternately staggered, same as in juvenile phase, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala hladikorum, adult in forest canopy, irregular fan shape due to the leaves alternately staggered, same as in juvenile phase, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo Marcel Hladik

  • Patrick Blanc observing a young Ravenala hladikorum with long petioled leaves and horizontal leaf blade, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing a young Ravenala hladikorum with long petioled leaves and horizontal leaf blade, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Ravenala hladikorum (left) with petiolate leaves and ravenala blancii (right) with decurrent leaf blade, juvenile individuals side by side in forest understory, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala hladikorum (left) with petiolate leaves and ravenala blancii (right) with decurrent leaf blade, juvenile individuals side by side in forest understory, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

  • Patrick Blanc showing the first three leaves of a seedling of Ravenala hladikorum with long petiole and horizontal leaf blade, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc showing the first three leaves of a seedling of Ravenala hladikorum with long petiole and horizontal leaf blade, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Ravenala hladikorum, young long petiolate individual in small forest gap, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo P. Blanc

    Ravenala hladikorum, young long petiolate individual in small forest gap, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo P. Blanc

  • Ravenala hladikorum, juvenile phase exhibiting long petiole and distinctly vertically staggered insertion of each half blade along the midrib, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala hladikorum, juvenile phase exhibiting long petiole and distinctly vertically staggered insertion of each half blade along the midrib, Andasibe, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala hladikorum, dry scalloped brown emergences of the leaf sheath, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo David Scherberich

    Ravenala hladikorum, dry scalloped brown emergences of the leaf sheath, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo David Scherberich

  • Ravenala hladikorum, dry scalloped brown emergences of the leaf sheath and bright green pseudo petiole, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo David Scherberich

    Ravenala hladikorum, dry scalloped brown emergences of the leaf sheath and bright green pseudo petiole, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo David Scherberich

  • Ravenala hladikorum, close up of the bright brown large scalloped split leaf sheaths, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala hladikorum, close up of the bright brown large scalloped split leaf sheaths, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala hladikorum, leaves alternately staggered and bright brown large scalloped split leaf sheaths, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala hladikorum, leaves alternately staggered and bright brown large scalloped split leaf sheaths, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala hladikorum, regularly scalloped and split leaf shath margins, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala hladikorum, regularly scalloped and split leaf shath margins, Andasibe, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Ravenala grandis, population of characteristic single stemmed individuals invading the deforested slopes at mid altitude in the eastern areas, Beforona, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

    Ravenala grandis, population of characteristic single stemmed individuals invading the deforested slopes at mid altitude in the eastern areas, Beforona, Madagascar, photo Marcel Hladik

  • Ravenala grandis, characteristic tall single stemmed individuals in degraded habitat on eastern slopes, Ranomafana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, characteristic tall single stemmed individuals in degraded habitat on eastern slopes, Ranomafana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, population on fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, population on fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, population in species original type of habitat, fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, population in species original type of habitat, fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, population in original species type of habitat, on fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees belonging to Dilobeia, Tambourissa, Phyllarthron, Phylloxylon, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, population in original species type of habitat, on fragmented inselberg mixed with small Dicot trees belonging to Dilobeia, Tambourissa, Phyllarthron, Phylloxylon, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, population in the original species habitat, on fragmented inselberg, characterisic single stemmed individuals mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, population in the original species habitat, on fragmented inselberg, characterisic single stemmed individuals mixed with small Dicot trees, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, base of the single stipe of an individual anchored on a rock outcrop in fragmented inselberg, the original habitat of this species, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, base of the single stipe of an individual anchored on a rock outcrop in fragmented inselberg, the original habitat of this species, Ifanadiana, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Patrick Blanc observing the contractile roots of Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Dec. 1997, photo CM Hladik

    Patrick Blanc observing the contractile roots of Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Dec. 1997, photo CM Hladik

  • Ravenala grandis, seedling with downward growing thick contractile root similar to a Dicot taproot, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, seedling with downward growing thick contractile root similar to a Dicot taproot, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

  • Ravenala grandis, young individual progressively buried in the ground due to the contractile roots, stabilizing the stipe and protecting the shoot apex from recurrent fires, Beforona, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

    Ravenala grandis, young individual progressively buried in the ground due to the contractile roots, stabilizing the stipe and protecting the shoot apex from recurrent fires, Beforona, Madagascar, Photo Patrick Blanc

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