All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Eriocaulon melanocephalum, perfect spiral leaf arrangement, Lagos de Menegua, Puerto Lopez, Meta, Colombia

    Eriocaulon melanocephalum, perfect spiral leaf arrangement, Lagos de Menegua, Puerto Lopez, Meta, Colombia

  • Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, population of treelets with characteristic conical swollen pithy aeriferous trunk rooting in the water on Shire river bank, Liwonde NP, Malawi

    Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, population of treelets with characteristic conical swollen pithy aeriferous trunk rooting in the water on Shire river bank, Liwonde NP, Malawi

  • Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, conical swollen pithy aeriferous short trunk rooting in the water on Shire river bank, Liwonde NP, Malawi

    Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, conical swollen pithy aeriferous short trunk rooting in the water on Shire river bank, Liwonde NP, Malawi

  • Sesbania sesban along the lake shore, Mumbo Island, Malawi.jpg

    Sesbania sesban along the lake shore, Mumbo Island, Malawi.jpg

  • Trapa natans, a form with a brown circular blotch at the base of the leaf blade, Liwonde NP, Malawi

    Trapa natans, a form with a brown circular blotch at the base of the leaf blade, Liwonde NP, Malawi

  • Trapa natans, leaf blade reaching early its definitive size while the petiole elongates during all the leaf life span, allowing blade shade avoidance, Liwonde NP, Malawi

    Trapa natans, leaf blade reaching early its definitive size while the petiole elongates during all the leaf life span, allowing blade shade avoidance, Liwonde NP, Malawi

  • Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, an annual Podostemaceae totally dried after flowering during the low water, with invasive Eichhornia crassipes, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, an annual Podostemaceae totally dried after flowering during the low water, with invasive Eichhornia crassipes, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

  • Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, totally dried after flowering and producing countless capsular fruits releasing dust seeds during the low water, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, totally dried after flowering and producing countless capsular fruits releasing dust seeds during the low water, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

  • Ledermanniella tenax drying during the low water and producing the tiny reduced flowers with emerging stamens,  Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ledermanniella tenax drying during the low water and producing the tiny reduced flowers with emerging stamens, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

  • Ledermanniella tenax almost dried during the low water, flowering and producing the dry capsular fruits, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ledermanniella tenax almost dried during the low water, flowering and producing the dry capsular fruits, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

  • Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, dry capsular fruits of this annual Podostemaceae totally desiccated after flowering during the low water, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ledermanniella tenax covering rocks, dry capsular fruits of this annual Podostemaceae totally desiccated after flowering during the low water, Zambezi river, Victoria Falls, Zambia

  • Molineria sp., aquatic population emerging from stagnant water in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

    Molineria sp., aquatic population emerging from stagnant water in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

  • Molineria sp., aquatic vegetative population in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

    Molineria sp., aquatic vegetative population in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

  • Molineria sp., aquatic population in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

    Molineria sp., aquatic population in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

  • Molineria sp., aquatic vegetative clump in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

    Molineria sp., aquatic vegetative clump in a preserved swamp forest, Kandawgyi Botanical Garden Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana clumps between rocks, from the Kaungmulon suspension bridge over the Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana clumps between rocks, from the Kaungmulon suspension bridge over the Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, dense population bordering the river bank, surrounded by Equisetum and grasses, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, dense population bordering the river bank, surrounded by Equisetum and grasses, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, emersed population along the river bank, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, emersed population along the river bank, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana clump among pebbles, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana clump among pebbles, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, vegetative clump among pebbles, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, vegetative clump among pebbles, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, vegetative clump among pebbles, young leaves with brown stripes, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, vegetative clump among pebbles, young leaves with brown stripes, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, undulate, striped and somewhat dentate leaves, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, undulate, striped and somewhat dentate leaves, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, flowering individual plant, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, flowering individual plant, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish spatha, undulate and somewhat dentate leaves, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish spatha, undulate and somewhat dentate leaves, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, whitish tube and blackish limb of spatha,, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, whitish tube and blackish limb of spatha,, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, maculate back side of the spatha limb, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, maculate back side of the spatha limb, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish limb of spatha with bulges in transverse ridges, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish limb of spatha with bulges in transverse ridges, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish limb of spatha with bulges in transverse ridges, close up, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, blackish limb of spatha with bulges in transverse ridges, close up, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, new partially submerged leaves emerging from the dormant rhizome, leafless during the high water level, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, new partially submerged leaves emerging from the dormant rhizome, leafless during the high water level, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, new partially submerged brown striped leaves emerging from the dormant rhizome, leafless during the high water level, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, new partially submerged brown striped leaves emerging from the dormant rhizome, leafless during the high water level, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, mixed population of green and brown forms growing side by side, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, mixed population of green and brown forms growing side by side, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, mixed population of green and brown forms growing in same habitat, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, mixed population of green and brown forms growing in same habitat, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, brown leaf form, dentate leaves and dark brown spathe lined by a lighter streak, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

    Cryptocoryne cruddasiana, brown leaf form, dentate leaves and dark brown spathe lined by a lighter streak, Malikha river, Putao, Kachin, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, population flowering in deep water, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, population flowering in deep water, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, the flower peduncle reaching more than one meter long, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, the flower peduncle reaching more than one meter long, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, flower with corrugated petals at water surface, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, flower with corrugated petals at water surface, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, wavy spathe and corrugated petals, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, wavy spathe and corrugated petals, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, purple striped spathe and calyx, white petals, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, purple striped spathe and calyx, white petals, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, large, inflated, wavy, purple striped spathe, Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Ottelia cf. alismoides, a giant form, large, inflated, wavy, purple striped spathe, Inle Lake, Myanmar

  • Patrick Blanc showing the big translucent leaves of Ottelia cf. alismoides, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Dec. 2017

    Patrick Blanc showing the big translucent leaves of Ottelia cf. alismoides, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Dec. 2017

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