Unless otherwise stated, all the Patrick Blanc’s portraits since 1985 are performed by Pascal Heni and their use must be accompanied by the mention "Copyright Pascal Heni".
  • 2024
  • Patrick Blanc observing the bright pink flowers of Capitanopsis magentea, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the bright pink flowers of Capitanopsis magentea, Ankarana Tsingy NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

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

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

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in the Ankarana Tsingy, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in the Ankarana Tsingy, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and the tall tristichous Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis with characteristic huge swollen base, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and the tall tristichous Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis with characteristic huge swollen base, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the hanging inflorescence of Ixora platythyrsa, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the hanging inflorescence of Ixora platythyrsa, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing Gravesia mirabilis, almost invisible while creeping among dead leaves on forest floor, Anjozorobe Angavo, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing Gravesia mirabilis, almost invisible while creeping among dead leaves on forest floor, Anjozorobe Angavo, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc at dusk in front of a forest lake filled with Typhonodorum lindleyanum, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc at dusk in front of a forest lake filled with Typhonodorum lindleyanum, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the deeply dissected narrow lobes of the pedate multipartite leaf of Tacca artocarpifolia, Anjozorobe Angavo, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the deeply dissected narrow lobes of the pedate multipartite leaf of Tacca artocarpifolia, Anjozorobe Angavo, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc among the huge leaves of Pandanus cf. pulcher during its young monocaulous stage in forest understory, Anamalazaotra FR, Madagascar, Aug 2024

    Patrick Blanc among the huge leaves of Pandanus cf. pulcher during its young monocaulous stage in forest understory, Anamalazaotra FR, Madagascar, Aug 2024

  • Patrick Blanc above a vegetative population of Cyperus sciaphilus, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc above a vegetative population of Cyperus sciaphilus, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and a dense vegetative population of Elatostema goudotianum, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and a dense vegetative population of Elatostema goudotianum, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the wide long hanging fronds of Ophioglossum pendulum with base anchored in the roots of Asplenium nidus, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the wide long hanging fronds of Ophioglossum pendulum with base anchored in the roots of Asplenium nidus, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the long scrambling and decumbent frond of Hemionitis (syn. Pellaea) angulosa, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the long scrambling and decumbent frond of Hemionitis (syn. Pellaea) angulosa, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Jean-Jacques Randriamanindry observing the multipartite leaf of Tacca artocarpifolia, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Jean-Jacques Randriamanindry observing the multipartite leaf of Tacca artocarpifolia, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and his guide Florin emerging from a mossy cave, Amber Mountain, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and his guide Florin emerging from a mossy cave, Amber Mountain, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni under the lordly Ravenala grandis, Beforona, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc showing a complete dry flower of Ravenala sp. nov. Gold and Green, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc showing a complete dry flower of Ravenala sp. nov. Gold and Green, Lokobe NP, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc among scattered individuals of the single trunked Ravenala grandis in a savoka, the old abandoned fields regularly submitted to seasonal fires, Brickaville, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc among scattered individuals of the single trunked Ravenala grandis in a savoka, the old abandoned fields regularly submitted to seasonal fires, Brickaville, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc between the much floriferous short petioled Ravenala agatheae and the long petioled Ravenala sp. nov. Gold and Green, Maromaniry, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc between the much floriferous short petioled Ravenala agatheae and the long petioled Ravenala sp. nov. Gold and Green, Maromaniry, Nosy Be, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc at the base of a tall old Ravenala blancii, probably a survivor of the primary forest in the park of the Vakona Forest Lodge, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc at the base of a tall old Ravenala blancii, probably a survivor of the primary forest in the park of the Vakona Forest Lodge, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Ravenala blancii, a short petiole being initiated once the parabolic narrow leaf blades are 3 to 4 m long, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Ravenala blancii, a short petiole being initiated once the parabolic narrow leaf blades are 3 to 4 m long, Anamalazaotra NP, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the branched epiphytic Medinilla cf. glomerata with tuberous roots, Ankaninin Nofy forest, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the branched epiphytic Medinilla cf. glomerata with tuberous roots, Ankaninin Nofy forest, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc behind the large purple veined flower of Clerodendrum arenarium, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc behind the large purple veined flower of Clerodendrum arenarium, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the successive dichotomous divisions in the leaves of Dilobeia thouarsii, Analamazoatra PN, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the successive dichotomous divisions in the leaves of Dilobeia thouarsii, Analamazoatra PN, Andasibe, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Pandanus dyckioides in forest understory, Anjozorobe Angavo, 1350 m asl, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pandanus dyckioides in forest understory, Anjozorobe Angavo, 1350 m asl, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in a forest stream bed, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni in a forest stream bed, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc in a narrow forest canyon to observe a bright silver leaved form of Gravesia setifera, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc in a narrow forest canyon to observe a bright silver leaved form of Gravesia setifera, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the bright silver patched leaves of Gravesia setifera at the base of a vertical canyon rock face, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the bright silver patched leaves of Gravesia setifera at the base of a vertical canyon rock face, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc looking at the widespread but native Osmunda regalis in a forest fast flowing stream, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc looking at the widespread but native Osmunda regalis in a forest fast flowing stream, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc in a fast flowing forest stream to show the small long much divided cylindrical leaves of Hydrostachys verruculosa, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc in a fast flowing forest stream to show the small long much divided cylindrical leaves of Hydrostachys verruculosa, Mantadia NP, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc standing in the rapids of a river, the characteristic habitat of Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc standing in the rapids of a river, the characteristic habitat of Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc showing the big multipinnate leaf of the rheophytic Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc showing the big multipinnate leaf of the rheophytic Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc showing the multipinnate leaf of the rheophytic Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc showing the multipinnate leaf of the rheophytic Hydrostachys imbricata, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc in the habitat of the rheophytic Aponogeton boivinianus, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc in the habitat of the rheophytic Aponogeton boivinianus, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc showing the leaves and inflorescences of the rheophytic Aponogeton boivinianus, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc showing the leaves and inflorescences of the rheophytic Aponogeton boivinianus, Saharenana river, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the huge distichous sedge, Machaerina iridifolia, Grand Etang, La Réunion, July 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the huge distichous sedge, Machaerina iridifolia, Grand Etang, La Réunion, July 2024

  • Patrick Blanc in a dense population of Pandanus purpurascens, Mare Longue, La Réunion, July 2024

    Patrick Blanc in a dense population of Pandanus purpurascens, Mare Longue, La Réunion, July 2024

  • Patrick Blanc among the erect fronds of the pioneer fern Nephrolepis abrupta colonising the recent lava flows, Sainte Rose, La Réunion, July 2024

    Patrick Blanc among the erect fronds of the pioneer fern Nephrolepis abrupta colonising the recent lava flows, Sainte Rose, La Réunion, July 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the bright yellow flowers of the introduced Distimake tuberosus, Le Ouaki, Saint Louis, La Réunion, July 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the bright yellow flowers of the introduced Distimake tuberosus, Le Ouaki, Saint Louis, La Réunion, July 2024

  • Patrick Blanc observing the low epiphyte Cordyline mauritiana with roots growing on the stipe of a tree fern, Bebour forest, Reunion, July 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the low epiphyte Cordyline mauritiana with roots growing on the stipe of a tree fern, Bebour forest, Reunion, July 2024

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