All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Neocussonia vantsilana, branched adult tree, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

    Neocussonia vantsilana, branched adult tree, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

  • Neocussonia vantsilana, Mantadia NP, 1200 m asl, Madagascar

    Neocussonia vantsilana, Mantadia NP, 1200 m asl, Madagascar

  • Neocussonia vantsilana, Mantadia PN, Madagascar

    Neocussonia vantsilana, Mantadia PN, Madagascar

  • Neocussonia vantsilana, truncate emarginate leaflet apex, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

    Neocussonia vantsilana, truncate emarginate leaflet apex, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

  • Neocussonia vantsilana, emarginate mucronate leflet apex, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

    Neocussonia vantsilana, emarginate mucronate leflet apex, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

  • Heptapleurum wrayi in forest understory, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi in forest understory, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum wrayi, three dimensional spiral leaves with the youngest smaller leaflets at the top, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi, three dimensional spiral leaves with the youngest smaller leaflets at the top, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum wrayi, three dimensional leaf with spiral sequential leaflet development, the youngest appearing at the top of the initiation zone at the apical part of the petiole, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi, three dimensional leaf with spiral sequential leaflet development, the youngest appearing at the top of the initiation zone at the apical part of the petiole, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum wrayi, adult three dimensional leaf , Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi, adult three dimensional leaf , Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum wrayi with terminal branched inflorescence , Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi with terminal branched inflorescence , Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum wrayi, terminal branched inflorescence and young axillary relaying shoot, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Heptapleurum wrayi, terminal branched inflorescence and young axillary relaying shoot, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, three dimensional leaves with the leaflets spirally displayed in a global cupola

    Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, three dimensional leaves with the leaflets spirally displayed in a global cupola

  • Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, three dimensional leaf with yougest central leaflets smaller than older peripheral reclining ones

    Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, three dimensional leaf with yougest central leaflets smaller than older peripheral reclining ones

  • Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, zone of initiation of the spirally distributed leaflets at the top of the petiole in a three dimensional pattern

    Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, zone of initiation of the spirally distributed leaflets at the top of the petiole in a three dimensional pattern

  • Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, insertion of the leflets on the small bulk at the top of petiole, swollen geniculate base of petiolules and scars of the caducous youngest smallest top leaflets

    Heptapleurum fantsipanense from northern Vietnam, insertion of the leflets on the small bulk at the top of petiole, swollen geniculate base of petiolules and scars of the caducous youngest smallest top leaflets

  • Rhaphidophora oligosperma, shade avoidance of the leaves due to progressive movement of the swollen geniculum at junction of petiole and leaf blade, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

    Rhaphidophora oligosperma, shade avoidance of the leaves due to progressive movement of the swollen geniculum at junction of petiole and leaf blade, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana on a shaded vertical karst cliff base, the older fronds becoming slightly blue iridescent, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana on a shaded vertical karst cliff base, the older fronds becoming slightly blue iridescent, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana on a vertical karst boulder in forest understory, fronds slightly blue iridescent, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana on a vertical karst boulder in forest understory, fronds slightly blue iridescent, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, posterior auriculate lobe of each pinnule upward oriented giving a global zigzag design along the rachis, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, posterior auriculate lobe of each pinnule upward oriented giving a global zigzag design along the rachis, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, mature sori with dry retracted indusia, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, mature sori with dry retracted indusia, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, young frond with maturing sori protected by the crateriform indusia, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, young frond with maturing sori protected by the crateriform indusia, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, crateriform indusia protecting the maturing sori, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

    Cyclopeltis cf. presliana, crateriform indusia protecting the maturing sori, Wasia, Seram, Moluccas

  • Rhaphidophora korthalsii, juvenile stage with shingle bullate leaves appressed to the mossy rock, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Rhaphidophora korthalsii, juvenile stage with shingle bullate leaves appressed to the mossy rock, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Rhaphidophora korthalsii, climbing stem with juvenile shingle leaves, a form with strongly bullate leaves, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Rhaphidophora korthalsii, climbing stem with juvenile shingle leaves, a form with strongly bullate leaves, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Rhaphidophora korthalsii, a form with strongly bullate juvenile shingle leaves, maybe an aposematic signal for herbivores or a visual disruptive effect, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Rhaphidophora korthalsii, a form with strongly bullate juvenile shingle leaves, maybe an aposematic signal for herbivores or a visual disruptive effect, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Rhaphidophora korthalsii, a form with strongly bullate surface of the juvenile leaves, maybe an aposematic signal or a visual disruptive effect for herbivores, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Rhaphidophora korthalsii, a form with strongly bullate surface of the juvenile leaves, maybe an aposematic signal or a visual disruptive effect for herbivores, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Culcasia parviflora, young climbing individual with shingle leaves appressed to tree trunk, Campo, Cameroon

    Culcasia parviflora, young climbing individual with shingle leaves appressed to tree trunk, Campo, Cameroon

  • Culcasia parviflora, young climbing individual with shingle bullate leaves downward oriented, Campo, Cameroon

    Culcasia parviflora, young climbing individual with shingle bullate leaves downward oriented, Campo, Cameroon

  • Culcasia parviflora, young stage with shingle bullate downward oriented leaves, Campo, Cameroon

    Culcasia parviflora, young stage with shingle bullate downward oriented leaves, Campo, Cameroon

  • Culcasia parviflora, appressed shingle leaves, somewhat similar to Culcasia rotundifolia, Campo, Cameroon

    Culcasia parviflora, appressed shingle leaves, somewhat similar to Culcasia rotundifolia, Campo, Cameroon

  • Elatostema spinulosum, a flat leaved form with just an erect hair emerging from a small hump, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Elatostema spinulosum, a flat leaved form with just an erect hair emerging from a small hump, Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Elatostema spinulosum, a form with very bumpy leaf surface increasing the photosynthetic tissues between the main veins,  Malaunay, Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines

    Elatostema spinulosum, a form with very bumpy leaf surface increasing the photosynthetic tissues between the main veins, Malaunay, Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines

  • Elatostema spinulosum, very bumpy leaf surface increasing photosynthetic area and maybe also an aposematic signal or a visual disruption for herbivores, Malaunay, Valencia, Philippines

    Elatostema spinulosum, very bumpy leaf surface increasing photosynthetic area and maybe also an aposematic signal or a visual disruption for herbivores, Malaunay, Valencia, Philippines

  • Ficus sp., distichous leaves with strongly asymmetric base, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus sp., distichous leaves with strongly asymmetric base, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus sp., asymmetric leaf base with narrow acute basal lobe, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus sp., asymmetric leaf base with narrow acute basal lobe, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus sp., close up of the asymmetric leaf base with narrow acute basal lobe covering the stem, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus sp., close up of the asymmetric leaf base with narrow acute basal lobe covering the stem, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus fiskei, asymmetric distichous leaves on plagiotropic branches and axillary long peduncled figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus fiskei, asymmetric distichous leaves on plagiotropic branches and axillary long peduncled figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus fiskei, asymmetric distichous leaves on plagiotropic branch, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus fiskei, asymmetric distichous leaves on plagiotropic branch, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus fiskei, plagiotropic branch with strongly asymmetric distichous leaves and orange axillary figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus fiskei, plagiotropic branch with strongly asymmetric distichous leaves and orange axillary figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

  • Ficus fiskei, cauliflorous bright orange figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

    Ficus fiskei, cauliflorous bright orange figs, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines

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