All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Streptocarpus (syn. Saintpaulia) ionanthus habitat, on the exposed vertical karst with Adiantum incisum and Nephrolepis acutifolia around the entrance of Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Streptocarpus (syn. Saintpaulia) ionanthus habitat, on the exposed vertical karst with Adiantum incisum and Nephrolepis acutifolia around the entrance of Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Stylochaeton salaamicus, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Stylochaeton salaamicus, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Stylochaeton salaamicus, leaves, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Stylochaeton salaamicus, leaves, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii in a humus pocket on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii in a humus pocket on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii, multiple succulent basal stems on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii, multiple succulent basal stems on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii, hanging succulent stems on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii, hanging succulent stems on karst, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii, leaves and inflorescence, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii, leaves and inflorescence, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii, inflorescence, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii, inflorescence, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia hildebrandtii hanging from the karst rock and Dorstenia tayloriana on forest floor, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia hildebrandtii hanging from the karst rock and Dorstenia tayloriana on forest floor, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, population on rocky forest floor with bright white inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, population on rocky forest floor with bright white inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana at the cave entrance, the type locality of Dorstenia amboniensis, now a synonym name, also Dorstenia alta on the right background, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana at the cave entrance, the type locality of Dorstenia amboniensis, now a synonym name, also Dorstenia alta on the right background, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, inflorescences with two long opposite filiform appendages, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, inflorescences with two long opposite filiform appendages, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, leaves and inflorescence, this form was originally described as Dorstenia amboniensis, now a synonymised name, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, leaves and inflorescence, this form was originally described as Dorstenia amboniensis, now a synonymised name, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, boat shaped bright white receptacle with many white filaments on the margin and two long green at each extremity of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, boat shaped bright white receptacle with many white filaments on the margin and two long green at each extremity of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, multiple axillary inflorescences, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, multiple axillary inflorescences, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, var. tayloriana, previously described as Dorstenia amboniensis, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana, var. tayloriana, previously described as Dorstenia amboniensis, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, repeptacle with two long opposite filaments, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

    Dorstenia tayloriana, repeptacle with two long opposite filaments, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, cup shaped receptacle, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

    Dorstenia tayloriana, cup shaped receptacle, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, receptacle with brown stamens of the male flowers and female flowers in central yellowish cavities, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

    Dorstenia tayloriana, receptacle with brown stamens of the male flowers and female flowers in central yellowish cavities, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

  • Dorstenia tayloriana, receptacle with brown stamens of the male flowers and female flowers in yellowish cavities, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

    Dorstenia tayloriana, receptacle with brown stamens of the male flowers and female flowers in yellowish cavities, Amboni Caves, Tanga, Tanzania.

  • Dorstenia tayloriana and Dorstenia alta, this last one now included in the genus Hijmania due to its shrubby habit, plagiotropic stems and distichous phyllotaxy, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia tayloriana and Dorstenia alta, this last one now included in the genus Hijmania due to its shrubby habit, plagiotropic stems and distichous phyllotaxy, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, boat shaped inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, boat shaped inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, a small shrubby species in forest understory, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, a small shrubby species in forest understory, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, boat shaped inflorescence with dark purple margins of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, boat shaped inflorescence with dark purple margins of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, leaves dentate in the upper part and boat shaped inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, leaves dentate in the upper part and boat shaped inflorescences, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, wide green margin of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, wide green margin of the receptacle, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia alta, inward curved blackish receptacle margins, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

    Dorstenia alta, inward curved blackish receptacle margins, Amboni caves, Tanga, Tanzania

  • Cyanastrum goetzeanum, Dorstenia barnimiana and Dorstenia cuspidata in the same rock fissure, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Cyanastrum goetzeanum, Dorstenia barnimiana and Dorstenia cuspidata in the same rock fissure, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia cuspidata, fleshy leaves with hydathodes along the leaf margin, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia cuspidata, fleshy leaves with hydathodes along the leaf margin, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia cuspidata, bright yellow receptacle with arachnoid appendages, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia cuspidata, bright yellow receptacle with arachnoid appendages, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia cuspidata, receptacle with arachnoid appendages, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia cuspidata, receptacle with arachnoid appendages, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia cuspidata, small pink appendages at the periphery of the disk, bright white nuts ready to be expulsed and wilted small purple male flowers between fruits, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia cuspidata, small pink appendages at the periphery of the disk, bright white nuts ready to be expulsed and wilted small purple male flowers between fruits, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia barnimiana in rock fissure, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia barnimiana in rock fissure, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia barnimiana, silver maculate leaf form in humus pocket on rock boulder, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia barnimiana, silver maculate leaf form in humus pocket on rock boulder, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dorstenia barnimiana, leaf blade with marginal hydathodes, fleshy petiole and small tuber, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

    Dorstenia barnimiana, leaf blade with marginal hydathodes, fleshy petiole and small tuber, Kisensegere, Rukwa, 1200 m asl, Tanzania

  • Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii,  induplicate channeled leaves, freely hanging from the top of a karst ledge, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

    Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, induplicate channeled leaves, freely hanging from the top of a karst ledge, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

  • Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, first erect then freely hanging leaves from the top of a karst ledge, with Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

    Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, first erect then freely hanging leaves from the top of a karst ledge, with Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

  • Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, freely hanging from the top of a karst ledge, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

    Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, freely hanging from the top of a karst ledge, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

  • Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, freely vertically hanging  induplicate channeled leaves, almost triangular in section, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

    Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, freely vertically hanging induplicate channeled leaves, almost triangular in section, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

  • Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, induplicate channeled leaves, almost triangular in section, with Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

    Dracaena (syn. Sansevieria) perrotii, induplicate channeled leaves, almost triangular in section, with Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Amboni Caves, Tanzania

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