Toutes les photographies ont été prises par Patrick Blanc et leur usage doit être accompagné de leur légende et de la mention "copyright Patrick Blanc"
  • Blanc P. - 2004 - S'éviter, se réajuster, se mimer, se répéter, de l'art de la cohabitation chez les plantes de sous-bois - Hommes et Plantes 48, 22-37

    Blanc P. - 2004 - S'éviter, se réajuster, se mimer, se répéter, de l'art de la cohabitation chez les plantes de sous-bois - Hommes et Plantes 48, 22-37

  • Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 1, young fully developped leaf on left appearing under a mature leaf, Nouragues, French Guyana

    Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 1, young fully developped leaf on left appearing under a mature leaf, Nouragues, French Guyana

  • Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 2, young fully developped leaf on left moving laterally from under a mature leaf, Nouragues, French Guyana

    Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 2, young fully developped leaf on left moving laterally from under a mature leaf, Nouragues, French Guyana

  • Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 3, young fully developped leaf on left moving laterally and displaying its blade in the empty space, Nouragues, French Guyana

    Calathea maasiorum, leaf shade avoidance, day 3, young fully developped leaf on left moving laterally and displaying its blade in the empty space, Nouragues, French Guyana

  • Calathea maasiorum, day 4, young fully developped leaf on left occupying now the free empty space between older leaves, Nouragues, French Guyana

    Calathea maasiorum, day 4, young fully developped leaf on left occupying now the free empty space between older leaves, Nouragues, French Guyana

  • Monstera standleyana, leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, Tenorio, Costa Rica

    Monstera standleyana, leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, Tenorio, Costa Rica

  • Philodendron sp. Sect. Pteromischum exhibiting leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, Osa, Costa Rica

    Philodendron sp. Sect. Pteromischum exhibiting leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, Osa, Costa Rica

  • Philodendron sp. Sect. Pteromischum exhibiting leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, detail of one stem, Osa, Costa Rica

    Philodendron sp. Sect. Pteromischum exhibiting leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole torsion, detail of one stem, Osa, Costa Rica

  • Tacca integrifolia, leaf display allowing perfect shade avoidance, Mac Ritchie, Singapore

    Tacca integrifolia, leaf display allowing perfect shade avoidance, Mac Ritchie, Singapore

  • Aglaonema simplex, shade avoidance of the leaves, Trengganu, Malaysia

    Aglaonema simplex, shade avoidance of the leaves, Trengganu, Malaysia

  • Spathiphyllum sp., leaf blade avoidance through differential torsion of petiolar geniculum, discoid disposition of blades in spite of distichous phyllotaxy, Iquitos, Peru

    Spathiphyllum sp., leaf blade avoidance through differential torsion of petiolar geniculum, discoid disposition of blades in spite of distichous phyllotaxy, Iquitos, Peru

  • Spathiphyllum sp., differential torsion of petiolar geniculum resulting in discoid disposition of blades, Allpahuayo, Iquitos, Peru

    Spathiphyllum sp., differential torsion of petiolar geniculum resulting in discoid disposition of blades, Allpahuayo, Iquitos, Peru

  • Marantochloa sp., leaf shade avoidance due to the callus movements, Kribi, Cameroun

    Marantochloa sp., leaf shade avoidance due to the callus movements, Kribi, Cameroun

  • Leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation in Nymphaea hybrids, Bangkok

    Leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation in Nymphaea hybrids, Bangkok

  • Leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation in Nymphaea hybrids, close up, Bangkok

    Leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation in Nymphaea hybrids, close up, Bangkok

  • Trapa natans, leaf blade reaching early its definitive size while the petiole elongates during all the leaf life span, allowing blade shade avoidance, Liwonde NP, Malawi

    Trapa natans, leaf blade reaching early its definitive size while the petiole elongates during all the leaf life span, allowing blade shade avoidance, Liwonde NP, Malawi

  • Begonia kingiana exhibiting leaf blade avoidance through everlasting elongation of petiole, Langkawi, Malaysia

    Begonia kingiana exhibiting leaf blade avoidance through everlasting elongation of petiole, Langkawi, Malaysia

  • Begonia blancii, blackish form exhibiting leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia blancii, blackish form exhibiting leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia blancii, leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting extension of petiole, the downwards oldest leaf having the longest, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia blancii, leaf blade shade avoidance through everlasting extension of petiole, the downwards oldest leaf having the longest, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia suborbiculata on rock exhibiting leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation, Cataban Cuyaw-Yaw Falls, Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia suborbiculata on rock exhibiting leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation, Cataban Cuyaw-Yaw Falls, Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia tagbanua, elongating petioles allowing leaf blade avoidance, PPSRNP, Sabang, Palawan, Philippine

    Begonia tagbanua, elongating petioles allowing leaf blade avoidance, PPSRNP, Sabang, Palawan, Philippine

  • Begonia tagbanua, leaf shade avoidance through everlasting  petiole elongation,  PPSRNP, Sabang,Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia tagbanua, leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation, PPSRNP, Sabang,Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia tagbanua, leaf shade avoidance through everlasting  petiole elongation during leaf ageing,  PPSRNP, Sabang,Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia tagbanua, leaf shade avoidance through everlasting petiole elongation during leaf ageing, PPSRNP, Sabang,Palawan, Philippines

  • Begonia tagbanua, leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole elongation,  PPSRNP, Sabang, Palawan, Philippines

    Begonia tagbanua, leaf blade shade avoidance through petiole elongation, PPSRNP, Sabang, Palawan, Philippines

  • Paraboea sp. population on limestone stalactite at cave entrance, each individual exhibiting shade avoidance due to indefinite petiole elongation, Krabi, Thailand

    Paraboea sp. population on limestone stalactite at cave entrance, each individual exhibiting shade avoidance due to indefinite petiole elongation, Krabi, Thailand

  • Paraboea sp. exhibiting shade avoidance due to everlasting  petiole elongation till leaf ageing and death, Krabi, Thailand

    Paraboea sp. exhibiting shade avoidance due to everlasting petiole elongation till leaf ageing and death, Krabi, Thailand

  • Codonoboea quinquevulnera, shade avoidance through everlasting  elongation of the base of the leaf blades, Cameron Highlands

    Codonoboea quinquevulnera, shade avoidance through everlasting elongation of the base of the leaf blades, Cameron Highlands

  • Codonoboea quinquevulnera, green iridescence and shade avoidance through everlasting  elongation of the base of the blades, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Codonoboea quinquevulnera, green iridescence and shade avoidance through everlasting elongation of the base of the blades, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Codonoboea quinquevulnera, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Codonoboea quinquevulnera, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Dracaena cochinchinensis vertically emerging from the Dicots trees and shrubs shaped by the strong winds inducing anemomorphosis, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

    Dracaena cochinchinensis vertically emerging from the Dicots trees and shrubs shaped by the strong winds inducing anemomorphosis, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

  • Dracaena cochinchinensis, leaves blown by the wind but stems remaining vertically erect contrary to Dicot flag shaped trees ans shrubs due to anemomorphosis, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

    Dracaena cochinchinensis, leaves blown by the wind but stems remaining vertically erect contrary to Dicot flag shaped trees ans shrubs due to anemomorphosis, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

  • Dracaena cochinchinensis, growth erect and not exhibiting anemomorphosis due to the apex protection by the sheathing leaves characteristic of Monocots, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

    Dracaena cochinchinensis, growth erect and not exhibiting anemomorphosis due to the apex protection by the sheathing leaves characteristic of Monocots, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

  • Dracaena cochinchinensis and the invasive Opuntia not exhibiting anemomorphosis due to the apex protection by the sheathing leaves in th Monocot and diffuse apical growth in the cactus, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

    Dracaena cochinchinensis and the invasive Opuntia not exhibiting anemomorphosis due to the apex protection by the sheathing leaves in th Monocot and diffuse apical growth in the cactus, Nui Chua NP, Vietnam

  • Flag shaped Dicot tree crowns due to anemomorphosis while tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa and Monocots Rhopalostylis sapida and Cordyline australis stay verical, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Flag shaped Dicot tree crowns due to anemomorphosis while tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa and Monocots Rhopalostylis sapida and Cordyline australis stay verical, Waipoua, New Zealand

  • Anemomorphosis, differential impact of the wind on the curved Dicotyledonous trees and the erect Cordyline and tree ferns, Wellington, New Zealand

    Anemomorphosis, differential impact of the wind on the curved Dicotyledonous trees and the erect Cordyline and tree ferns, Wellington, New Zealand

  • Flag shaped tree crowns due to anemomorphosis, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Flag shaped tree crowns due to anemomorphosis, Waipoua, New Zealand

  • Anemomorphosis, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Anemomorphosis, Waipoua, New Zealand

  • Metrosideros excelsa shaped through anemomorphosis on the sea coast, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Metrosideros excelsa shaped through anemomorphosis on the sea coast, Waipoua, New Zealand

  • Anemomorphosis in Metrosideros excelsa, the flag shape of the crown due to necrosis of the vertically growing shoots, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Anemomorphosis in Metrosideros excelsa, the flag shape of the crown due to necrosis of the vertically growing shoots, Waipoua, New Zealand

  • Anemomorphosis in Metrosideros excelsa, desiccation and necrosis of the vertically growing shoots and survival of the protected shoots, Waipoua, New Zealand

    Anemomorphosis in Metrosideros excelsa, desiccation and necrosis of the vertically growing shoots and survival of the protected shoots, Waipoua, New Zealand

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