All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Cyphostemma macrocarpum, old individuals in karst habitat, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

    Cyphostemma macrocarpum, old individuals in karst habitat, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

  • Patrick Blanc between two huge Cyphostemma macrocarpum individuals, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc between two huge Cyphostemma macrocarpum individuals, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Cyphostemma macrocarpum, long thick climbing then reclining stems emerging from the top of the huge aerial tuberous stem, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

    Cyphostemma macrocarpum, long thick climbing then reclining stems emerging from the top of the huge aerial tuberous stem, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

  • Cyphostemma macrocarpum, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

    Cyphostemma macrocarpum, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

  • Cyphostemma macrocarpum, emergence of the climbing then reclining thick stems at the top of the gigantic erect swollen stem base, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

    Cyphostemma macrocarpum, emergence of the climbing then reclining thick stems at the top of the gigantic erect swollen stem base, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar

  • Patrick Blanc observing the huge erect leaves of the monocaulous litter trapping Tapeinosperma megaphyllum,  Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

    Patrick Blanc observing the huge erect leaves of the monocaulous litter trapping Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet in the forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet in the forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet with dark green leaves, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet with dark green leaves, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous huge leaved litter trapping treelet, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous huge leaved litter trapping treelet, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet in forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, a monocaulous litter trapping treelet in forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, litter accumulation in the apical rosette, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, litter accumulation in the apical rosette, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, terminal funnel arrangement of the rosetted leaves accumulating dead leaves falling from the canopy trees, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Tapeinosperma megaphyllum, terminal funnel arrangement of the rosetted leaves accumulating dead leaves falling from the canopy trees, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Patrick Blanc and the huge leaf of Macaranga magna in forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

    Patrick Blanc and the huge leaf of Macaranga magna in forest understory, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

  • Macaranga magna, monocaulous treelet in forest understory with huge leaves and inflorescence, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Macaranga magna, monocaulous treelet in forest understory with huge leaves and inflorescence, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Macaranga magna, huge peltate leaves with long petiole and much branched inflorescence, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Macaranga magna, huge peltate leaves with long petiole and much branched inflorescence, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, dominant population, the trees exhibiting crown shyness between them and each crown tree exhibiting crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, dominant population, the trees exhibiting crown shyness between them and each crown tree exhibiting crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri as the dominant species in the forest canopy on the slopes above a forest stream, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri as the dominant species in the forest canopy on the slopes above a forest stream, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri population constituting the forest canopy, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri population constituting the forest canopy, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri trees in forest canopy exhibiting crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri trees in forest canopy exhibiting crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, crownlet shyness in an individual tree crown, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, crownlet shyness in an individual tree crown, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, crown shyness and progressive downward necrosis of smaller shaded shoots leading to differenciation of the main branches, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, crown shyness and progressive downward necrosis of smaller shaded shoots leading to differenciation of the main branches, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, cauliflower shaped crowns in forest canopy due to crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, cauliflower shaped crowns in forest canopy due to crownlet shyness, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, progressive downward differenciation of the main branches through necrosis of small shaded shoots and resulting bifurcations, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, progressive downward differenciation of the main branches through necrosis of small shaded shoots and resulting bifurcations, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, dome shaped crownlet exhibiting progressive downward shoots and branchlet necrosis leading to bifurcations at the origin of the main branches, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, dome shaped crownlet exhibiting progressive downward shoots and branchlet necrosis leading to bifurcations at the origin of the main branches, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, a crownlet with foliage distributed along the last 20 cm of each youngest shoot and progressive downward defoliation and shoot natural pruning, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

    Doona (syn. Shorea) gardneri, a crownlet with foliage distributed along the last 20 cm of each youngest shoot and progressive downward defoliation and shoot natural pruning, 1500 m asl, Maskeliya, Sri Lanka

  • Dinochloa luconiae flowering in forest canopy, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae flowering in forest canopy, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae flowering among tree crowns, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae flowering among tree crowns, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, flowering stems hanging down from forest canopy, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, flowering stems hanging down from forest canopy, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, stem creeping on forest floor then spirally climbing around a tree trunk, the internodes remaining straight and curvature only due to nodal torsion, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, stem creeping on forest floor then spirally climbing around a tree trunk, the internodes remaining straight and curvature only due to nodal torsion, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, stem issued from stolon vegetative propagation and spirally climbing around a tree trunk due to thigmotropism and nodal curvature, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, stem issued from stolon vegetative propagation and spirally climbing around a tree trunk due to thigmotropism and nodal curvature, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, alternance of the green internode and the yellow tubular cataphyll inserted at the nodes of the main climbing stem, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, alternance of the green internode and the yellow tubular cataphyll inserted at the nodes of the main climbing stem, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, two spires of the main stem climbing around a tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, two spires of the main stem climbing around a tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, stem climbing in spiral way around tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, stem climbing in spiral way around tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, main stem spirally climbing around a tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, main stem spirally climbing around a tree trunk, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, flagelliform stem descending from forest canopy at the origin of vegetative propagation, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, flagelliform stem descending from forest canopy at the origin of vegetative propagation, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, distal part of a flagelliform shoot producing intermediate type of leaf with long tubular sheath and developped leaf blade, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, distal part of a flagelliform shoot producing intermediate type of leaf with long tubular sheath and developped leaf blade, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, spikelets with terminal ogive shaped female floret ending in a three lobed plumose stigma, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, spikelets with terminal ogive shaped female floret ending in a three lobed plumose stigma, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, inflorescence branches with female spikelets, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, inflorescence branches with female spikelets, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, each spikelet endind in a single female flower with plumose three lobed stigmas, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, each spikelet endind in a single female flower with plumose three lobed stigmas, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

  • Dinochloa luconiae, inflorescence, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

    Dinochloa luconiae, inflorescence, Mt Makiling, Los Banos, Luzon, Philippines

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