All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Xanthosoma trichophyllum, hairy blades, petiole and spathe, Calanoa, Leticia, Colombia

    Xanthosoma trichophyllum, hairy blades, petiole and spathe, Calanoa, Leticia, Colombia

  • Ruellia simplex, flower, lateral view, Las Terrazas, the area where Wright collected the type specimen around 1860, Cuba

    Ruellia simplex, flower, lateral view, Las Terrazas, the area where Wright collected the type specimen around 1860, Cuba

  • Ruellia simplex, flower, Las Terrazas, the area where Wright collected the type specimen around 1860, Cuba

    Ruellia simplex, flower, Las Terrazas, the area where Wright collected the type specimen around 1860, Cuba

  • Medinilla scortechinii flowering as a low epiphyte, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia rock, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Medinilla scortechinii flowering as a low epiphyte, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia rock, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Medinilla scortechinii, cauliflorous flowering, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Medinilla scortechinii, cauliflorous flowering, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Medinilla scortechinii, leaves and inflorescences of epiphytic individual on tree at top of earth vertical bank, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Medinilla scortechinii, leaves and inflorescences of epiphytic individual on tree at top of earth vertical bank, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Medinilla scortechinii, everything is bright orange, the main and secondary axis, bracts, hypanthium, sepals and petals , Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Medinilla scortechinii, everything is bright orange, the main and secondary axis, bracts, hypanthium, sepals and petals , Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Medinilla scortechinii, flowers and buds close-up, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Medinilla scortechinii, flowers and buds close-up, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Thottea grandiflora, flowers, Selangor, Malaysia

    Thottea grandiflora, flowers, Selangor, Malaysia

  • Norantea guianensis blooming in forest canopy, 30 m above the soil, observed from the radeau des Cimes, Canopy Raft at Petit Saut, French Guyana

    Norantea guianensis blooming in forest canopy, 30 m above the soil, observed from the radeau des Cimes, Canopy Raft at Petit Saut, French Guyana

  • Patrick Blanc observing the bright yellow flowers of Salacia zenkeri, a cauliflorous liana, Campo, Cameroon, Sept. 1991

    Patrick Blanc observing the bright yellow flowers of Salacia zenkeri, a cauliflorous liana, Campo, Cameroon, Sept. 1991

  • Salacia zenkeri, thin stemmed cauliflorous liana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, thin stemmed cauliflorous liana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, quite narrow stemmed cauliflorous liana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, quite narrow stemmed cauliflorous liana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous thin stemmed liana, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous thin stemmed liana, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous iliana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous iliana in forest understory, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescences, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescences, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescence, shiny orange yellow petals, disc, stamens and stigma, Campo, Cameroon.

    Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescence, shiny orange yellow petals, disc, stamens and stigma, Campo, Cameroon.

  • Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescence, long flower peduncules, corolla and central disc bright yellow, Campo, Cameroon

    Salacia zenkeri, cauliflorous inflorescence, long flower peduncules, corolla and central disc bright yellow, Campo, Cameroon

  • Siphonochilus kirkii population in Acacia woodland savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii population in Acacia woodland savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, population of the purple flowered form in savanna woodland, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, population of the purple flowered form in savanna woodland, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple, almost black form in savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple, almost black form in savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Patrick Blanc among purple flowered population of Siphonochilus kirkii, Katavi NP, Tanzania, Jan. 2021

    Patrick Blanc among purple flowered population of Siphonochilus kirkii, Katavi NP, Tanzania, Jan. 2021

  • Patrick Blanc observing a dark purple, almost black form of Siphonochilus kirkii, Katavi NP, Tanzania, Jan. 2021

    Patrick Blanc observing a dark purple, almost black form of Siphonochilus kirkii, Katavi NP, Tanzania, Jan. 2021

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple, almost black form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple, almost black form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple form, flower on inflorescence peduncle, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple form, flower on inflorescence peduncle, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, backwards recurved yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, backwards recurved yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, erect anther crest, turgescent petal lobes on the withered flower, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, erect anther crest, turgescent petal lobes on the withered flower, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, view from back side, deeply incised labellum and greenish pink stiff erect petal lobes, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, view from back side, deeply incised labellum and greenish pink stiff erect petal lobes, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, yellow nectar guide and top recurved yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dark purple flower form, yellow nectar guide and top recurved yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, light purple flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, light purple flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, purple flowered form, deeply incised labellum, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, purple flowered form, deeply incised labellum, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, purple, white and yellow backwards recurved anther in continuity with the labellum yellow guide enhanced by surrounding dark purple patches, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, purple, white and yellow backwards recurved anther in continuity with the labellum yellow guide enhanced by surrounding dark purple patches, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple flower form, backwards recurved dark yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple flower form, backwards recurved dark yellow anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple labellum form, yellow petal lobes, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, greyish purple labellum form, yellow petal lobes, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, pink flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, pink flower form, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, pink flower form, labellum deeply incised, yellow and purple nectar guides, yellow and pink anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, pink flower form, labellum deeply incised, yellow and purple nectar guides, yellow and pink anther crest, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, light pink flower form, the inflorescence axis lying on the ground, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, light pink flower form, the inflorescence axis lying on the ground, Katavi NP, Tanzania

  • Siphonochilus kirkii, dense population of white and purple flower forms in woodland savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

    Siphonochilus kirkii, dense population of white and purple flower forms in woodland savanna, Katavi NP, Tanzania

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