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  • Aponogeton jacobsenii, white spikes of inflorescences emerging of a pond surrounded by stands of the small bamboo, Kuruna densifolia, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

    Aponogeton jacobsenii, white spikes of inflorescences emerging of a pond surrounded by stands of the small bamboo, Kuruna densifolia, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

  • Aponogeton jacobsenii in shallow water with leaves covered by mud, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

    Aponogeton jacobsenii in shallow water with leaves covered by mud, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

  • Aponogeton jacobsenii partly uprooted by animals in a shallow pond,  Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

    Aponogeton jacobsenii partly uprooted by animals in a shallow pond, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

  • Aponogeton jacobsenii, inflorescence spikes emerging of the water, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

    Aponogeton jacobsenii, inflorescence spikes emerging of the water, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

  • Aponogeton jacobsenii, spikes, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

    Aponogeton jacobsenii, spikes, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka

  • Patrick Blanc offering his hand to a population of Garra ceylonensis in a fast flowing forest stream, the habitat of Aponogeton rigidifolius, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc offering his hand to a population of Garra ceylonensis in a fast flowing forest stream, the habitat of Aponogeton rigidifolius, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc offering his hand to the sucker fish Garra ceylonensis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc offering his hand to the sucker fish Garra ceylonensis, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni surrounded by the rheophytic shrubs, Memecylon rivulare and Justicia hookeriana, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni surrounded by the rheophytic shrubs, Memecylon rivulare and Justicia hookeriana, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • The large Memecylon rivulare and the small Justicia hookeriana, two similar characteristic rheophytic much branched shrubs with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    The large Memecylon rivulare and the small Justicia hookeriana, two similar characteristic rheophytic much branched shrubs with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Memecylon rivulare, a characteristic rheophytic much branched shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Memecylon rivulare, a characteristic rheophytic much branched shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Memecylon rivulare, a characteristic rheophytic shrub with narrow shiny leaves and light purple small flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Memecylon rivulare, a characteristic rheophytic shrub with narrow shiny leaves and light purple small flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Memecylon rivulare, light purple small flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Memecylon rivulare, light purple small flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Memecylon rivulare, maturing fruits, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Memecylon rivulare, maturing fruits, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Justicia hookeriana, rheophytic much branched shrubs with narrow shiny leaves, firmly fixed by roots in cracks of slabs, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Justicia hookeriana, rheophytic much branched shrubs with narrow shiny leaves, firmly fixed by roots in cracks of slabs, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Justicia hookeriana, a characteristic rheophytic much branched shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Justicia hookeriana, a characteristic rheophytic much branched shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Justicia hookeriana, a characteristic rheophytic shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Justicia hookeriana, a characteristic rheophytic shrub with narrow shiny leaves, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Justicia hookeriana, flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Justicia hookeriana, flowers, Manna Kathi Falls, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Patrick Blanc on slabs of rapids, the fast flowing river habitat of the rheophytic Curcuma albiflora, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

    Patrick Blanc on slabs of rapids, the fast flowing river habitat of the rheophytic Curcuma albiflora, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, Nov. 2024

  • Curcuma albiflora and Justicia hookeriana, two rheophytic species in cracks of the slabs of a fast flowing forest stream, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora and Justicia hookeriana, two rheophytic species in cracks of the slabs of a fast flowing forest stream, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora and other rheophytic species in the intermittent waterfall habitat, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora and other rheophytic species in the intermittent waterfall habitat, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, most individuals with leaves deeply lacerated by strong currents, this rheophytic habitat shared with other species like Justicia hookeriana and the fern Thelypteris calcarata, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, most individuals with leaves deeply lacerated by strong currents, this rheophytic habitat shared with other species like Justicia hookeriana and the fern Thelypteris calcarata, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora in the cracks of rocks in waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora in the cracks of rocks in waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, population in the cracks of the rock substrate of a waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, population in the cracks of the rock substrate of a waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, population in the vertical narrow crevice of a rock slab in an intermittent waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, population in the vertical narrow crevice of a rock slab in an intermittent waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora with recumbent leaves due to a recent flash flood in the waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora with recumbent leaves due to a recent flash flood in the waterfall, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, all leaves longitudinally teared along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, all leaves longitudinally teared along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, adult plant with infructescence and longitudinally slit leaves due to strong water current during recurrent flash floods, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, adult plant with infructescence and longitudinally slit leaves due to strong water current during recurrent flash floods, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, leaves longitudinally slit along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, leaves longitudinally slit along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, all leaves longitudinally slit along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, all leaves longitudinally slit along the midrib due to intermittent strong water currents, thus similar to the bifid leaves of the rheophytic Cyclanthaceae, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, secondarily Cyclanthaceae like bifid leaves due to a slit along the midrib, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, secondarily Cyclanthaceae like bifid leaves due to a slit along the midrib, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, the leaves entire and not teared thanks to protedtion by the vertical rock face, same for Thelypteris calcarata, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, the leaves entire and not teared thanks to protedtion by the vertical rock face, same for Thelypteris calcarata, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, an individual with entire intact leaves thanks to protection by the vertical rock face just above, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, an individual with entire intact leaves thanks to protection by the vertical rock face just above, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, distichous leaves and slightly swollen roots, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, distichous leaves and slightly swollen roots, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, slightly tuberous stem base and slightly swollen roots, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, slightly tuberous stem base and slightly swollen roots, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, flowering individual in a rock fissure, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, flowering individual in a rock fissure, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, infructescence with bracts and maturing fruit, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, infructescence with bracts and maturing fruit, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, inflorescence and secondarily bifid leaves due to a slit along the midrib created by strong water current during flash floods, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, inflorescence and secondarily bifid leaves due to a slit along the midrib created by strong water current during flash floods, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, maturing fruit, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, maturing fruit, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, persistent green bracts protecting the maturing fruits, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

    Curcuma albiflora, persistent green bracts protecting the maturing fruits, Makandawa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

  • Curcuma albiflora, bifid leaves due to tearing by strong water current in herbarium specimen from New York Botanical Garden

    Curcuma albiflora, bifid leaves due to tearing by strong water current in herbarium specimen from New York Botanical Garden

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