All the plant photographies are performed by Patrick Blanc and their use must go with the photo caption and the mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Patrick Blanc observing two flowering stems of Tapeinochilos versteegii, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc observing two flowering stems of Tapeinochilos versteegii, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua, May 2025

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii flowering in its swampy forest understory habitat, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii flowering in its swampy forest understory habitat, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, flowering stems with many radiating branched just under the terminal inflorescence, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, flowering stems with many radiating branched just under the terminal inflorescence, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, bright yellow corolla with pointed lobes emerging from the sharply pointed bright red bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, bright yellow corolla with pointed lobes emerging from the sharply pointed bright red bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow pointed flower buds emerging from sharply pointed bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow pointed flower buds emerging from sharply pointed bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, terminal solitary inflorescence, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, terminal solitary inflorescence, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, inflorescence with spirally distributed flower bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, inflorescence with spirally distributed flower bracts, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, inflorescence with spirally distributed flowers, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, inflorescence with spirally distributed flowers, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, sharply pointed bracts and three lobed calyces, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, sharply pointed bracts and three lobed calyces, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, some brown decaying corollas and persisting red bracts and three lobed calyx, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, some brown decaying corollas and persisting red bracts and three lobed calyx, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow corollas emerging from red calyx and bract, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow corollas emerging from red calyx and bract, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow corolla with three recurved tips emerging from red calyx and bract, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, yellow corolla with three recurved tips emerging from red calyx and bract, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos versteegii, old decaying flower, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos versteegii, old decaying flower, Malagufuk, 200 m asl, Sorong, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., population of erect cane stems branching and flowering at the top, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., population of erect cane stems branching and flowering at the top, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing a population of vertical cane stems of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. ending in radiating leafy stems and terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing a population of vertical cane stems of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. ending in radiating leafy stems and terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

  • Tapeinochilos beccarii, erect cane brown stems bending down once the top branches increase weight due to permanent production of new leaves, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos beccarii, erect cane brown stems bending down once the top branches increase weight due to permanent production of new leaves, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., population of erect leafless cane stems ending in numerous radiating branched leafy shoots creating a continuous green canopy 3 meters above the soil, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., population of erect leafless cane stems ending in numerous radiating branched leafy shoots creating a continuous green canopy 3 meters above the soil, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., spiral phyllotaxy of the top leafy stems, characteristic of most Costaceae, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., spiral phyllotaxy of the top leafy stems, characteristic of most Costaceae, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc presenting the numerous radiating lateral stems of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. and the multiple terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc presenting the numerous radiating lateral stems of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. and the multiple terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., main cane stem bending down with its terminal group of inflorescences and the radiating leafy stems just below, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., main cane stem bending down with its terminal group of inflorescences and the radiating leafy stems just below, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., erect cane stems producing only cataphylls soon becoming dry and brown, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., erect cane stems producing only cataphylls soon becoming dry and brown, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., one erect leafless stem producing only brown cataphylls and fasciculate top lateral branched leafy stems just under terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., one erect leafless stem producing only brown cataphylls and fasciculate top lateral branched leafy stems just under terminal inflorescences, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing four successive sequential inflorescences of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. at the top of the cane stem, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing four successive sequential inflorescences of Tapeinochilos sp. nov. at the top of the cane stem, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., two inflorescences at the top of the cane stem, just above the radiating lateral leafy branches, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., two inflorescences at the top of the cane stem, just above the radiating lateral leafy branches, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., brown papyraceous cataphylls axilling the lateral leafy branches, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., brown papyraceous cataphylls axilling the lateral leafy branches, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., four successive inflorescences at the top of the leafless cane stem, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., four successive inflorescences at the top of the leafless cane stem, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., large papyraceous cataphylls axilling the top lateral leafy stems and terminal inflorescence also preceded by brown cataphylls, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., large papyraceous cataphylls axilling the top lateral leafy stems and terminal inflorescence also preceded by brown cataphylls, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., sharply pointed appressed red bracts and white flower, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., sharply pointed appressed red bracts and white flower, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., young and old inflorescences, the sharply pointed bracts persisting but turning brown when old, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., young and old inflorescences, the sharply pointed bracts persisting but turning brown when old, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., long tube of calyx with three apical sharply pointed white lined lobes, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., long tube of calyx with three apical sharply pointed white lined lobes, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Tapeinochilos sp. nov., yellow corolla with pointed lobes, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Tapeinochilos sp. nov., yellow corolla with pointed lobes, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Alpinia calycodes flowering at forest edge, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Alpinia calycodes flowering at forest edge, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Alpinia calycodes, inflorescence, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Alpinia calycodes, inflorescence, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Alpinia calycodes, dense inflorescence with marcescenr bracts, calices lobes and corolla lobes,  Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Alpinia calycodes, dense inflorescence with marcescenr bracts, calices lobes and corolla lobes, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Alpinia calycodes, two flowers at anthesis with a very long hooded corolla lobe, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Alpinia calycodes, two flowers at anthesis with a very long hooded corolla lobe, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Alpinia calycodes, mature bright red fruit, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Alpinia calycodes, mature bright red fruit, Ndabou, 500 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Patersonia novoguineensis, population in upland wet sandy savanna, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua

    Patersonia novoguineensis, population in upland wet sandy savanna, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua

  • Patersonia novoguineensis, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua

    Patersonia novoguineensis, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing Patersonia novoguineensis flowering in sandy wet savanna, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing Patersonia novoguineensis flowering in sandy wet savanna, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc showing the flower and the equitant distichous leaves of Patersonia novoguineensis, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing the flower and the equitant distichous leaves of Patersonia novoguineensis, Anggi Lakes, Arfak Mts, 2000 m asl, West Papua, May 2025

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