All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Acranthera ceylanica, bullate leaves with silver design along the midrib, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Acranthera ceylanica, bullate leaves with silver design along the midrib, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Acranthera ceylanica, rosettes appressed to a vertical seeping rock close to a waterfall, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Acranthera ceylanica, rosettes appressed to a vertical seeping rock close to a waterfall, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Acranthera ceylanica, bullate hairy leaves, mostly along the margin and main veins, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Acranthera ceylanica, bullate hairy leaves, mostly along the margin and main veins, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia on mossy vertical seeping rock, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia on mossy vertical seeping rock, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, monocaulous individuals issued from a tiny tuber fixed to the seeping rock face with apical rosetted leaves and emerging inflorescences, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, monocaulous individuals issued from a tiny tuber fixed to the seeping rock face with apical rosetted leaves and emerging inflorescences, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia on a mossy rock, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia on a mossy rock, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, long inflorescence peduncle and flowers congested at the top, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, long inflorescence peduncle and flowers congested at the top, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, hairy leaves, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, hairy leaves, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia on seeping rock face, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia on seeping rock face, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, inflorescences, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, inflorescences, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, inflorescences at the top of the stem ending in a discoid distribution of pseudo verticillate leaves, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, inflorescences at the top of the stem ending in a discoid distribution of pseudo verticillate leaves, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, flowers at anthesis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, flowers at anthesis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens ciliifolia, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens ciliifolia, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni on the side of a waterfall with rocks covered by Elatostema sp. and Impatiens acaulis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni on the side of a waterfall with rocks covered by Elatostema sp. and Impatiens acaulis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Impatiens acaulis, population on the vertical protected parts of rock slabs adjacent to a waterfall, the plants regularly submerged during heavy rains thus almost rheophytic, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, population on the vertical protected parts of rock slabs adjacent to a waterfall, the plants regularly submerged during heavy rains thus almost rheophytic, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis on vertical permanently seeping rock close to a waterfall, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis on vertical permanently seeping rock close to a waterfall, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, small tuberous base fixed to the seeping rock thanks to the narrow radiating adventitious roots, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, small tuberous base fixed to the seeping rock thanks to the narrow radiating adventitious roots, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, population on the vertical protected part of a rock slab at the periphery of a waterfall, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, population on the vertical protected part of a rock slab at the periphery of a waterfall, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, numerous seedlings at fifferent stages, an indication of the good regeneration through short distance dispersal of the tiny seeds in the small exploding capsule, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, numerous seedlings at fifferent stages, an indication of the good regeneration through short distance dispersal of the tiny seeds in the small exploding capsule, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, population among mosses and hepatics on a permanently seeîng rock, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, population among mosses and hepatics on a permanently seeîng rock, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, population of small individuals on a vertical permanently seeping rock, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, population of small individuals on a vertical permanently seeping rock, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, flowers with characteristic long spur, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, flowers with characteristic long spur, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, flowers, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, flowers, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Impatiens acaulis, a plant with pale pink flowers and narrow lobes, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Impatiens acaulis, a plant with pale pink flowers and narrow lobes, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila pumila, an erect species with isophyllous leaves and erect hairs on adaxial blade surface, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila pumila, an erect species with isophyllous leaves and erect hairs on adaxial blade surface, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila pumila, erect transparent hairs with a white light reflecting spot at their base, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila pumila, erect transparent hairs with a white light reflecting spot at their base, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila zeylanica on mossy rock with Selaginella sp., Acrotrema uniflorum, Impatiens cf. janthina, Hedyotis sp., Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka,

    Sonerila zeylanica on mossy rock with Selaginella sp., Acrotrema uniflorum, Impatiens cf. janthina, Hedyotis sp., Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka,

  • Sonerila zeylanica, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka,

    Sonerila zeylanica, Fishing Hut, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka,

  • Sonerila affinis flowering on its seeping rock habitat, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila affinis flowering on its seeping rock habitat, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila affinis, tiny plant with big flower, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila affinis, tiny plant with big flower, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, plagiotropic stem with strongly anisophyllous opposite leaves, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, plagiotropic stem with strongly anisophyllous opposite leaves, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, plagiotropic anisophyllous stems on rock in forest understory, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, plagiotropic anisophyllous stems on rock in forest understory, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, clump partly uprooted following a flash flood, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, clump partly uprooted following a flash flood, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, a clump partly uprooted due to a flash flood, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, a clump partly uprooted due to a flash flood, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, dense root mat maintening the plant partly fixed to the rock during flash floods, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, dense root mat maintening the plant partly fixed to the rock during flash floods, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, dense mat root system fixing the plant on the rock at the edge of waterfall, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, dense mat root system fixing the plant on the rock at the edge of waterfall, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Sonerila silvatica, flower, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Sonerila silvatica, flower, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Patrick Blanc looking at Alsophila hookeri, A. sinuata and Lindsaea venusta, Kanneliya FR, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc looking at Alsophila hookeri, A. sinuata and Lindsaea venusta, Kanneliya FR, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Alsophila hookeri, Kanneliya FR, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Alsophila hookeri, Kanneliya FR, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing two small tree ferns, Alsophila hookeri with pinnate fronds and Alsophila sinuata with entire fronds, Kanneliya, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing two small tree ferns, Alsophila hookeri with pinnate fronds and Alsophila sinuata with entire fronds, Kanneliya, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

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