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  • Medinilla eximia, blackish mature berries, 1000 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla eximia, blackish mature berries, 1000 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla crispata creeping on a mossy rock, Soya, 700 m asl, Ambon, Moluccas

    Medinilla crispata creeping on a mossy rock, Soya, 700 m asl, Ambon, Moluccas

  • Medinilla crispata creeping on the forest floor, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla crispata creeping on the forest floor, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla crispata, furrowed stem and sessile leaves, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla crispata, furrowed stem and sessile leaves, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla crispata, furrowed stem and enlarged winged leaf base similar to the design by Rumphius in 1747, the first described species of the genus, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla crispata, furrowed stem and enlarged winged leaf base similar to the design by Rumphius in 1747, the first described species of the genus, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla crispata, species characteristic furrowed stem and sessile leaves, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla crispata, species characteristic furrowed stem and sessile leaves, Manusela NP, 700 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla quadrifolia climbing along a mossy tree trunk, 500 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla quadrifolia climbing along a mossy tree trunk, 500 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla quadrifolia, 500 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

    Medinilla quadrifolia, 500 m asl, Manusela NP, Seram, Moluccas

  • Medinilla radicans creeping on a mossy rock, Soya, 700 m asl, Ambon, Moluccas

    Medinilla radicans creeping on a mossy rock, Soya, 700 m asl, Ambon, Moluccas

  • Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, epiphytic population with freely hanging stems near the seashore, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

    Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, epiphytic population with freely hanging stems near the seashore, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

  • Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum as a freely hanging epiphyte near the seashore, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

    Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum as a freely hanging epiphyte near the seashore, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

  • Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, epiphyte with freely hanging stems, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

    Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, epiphyte with freely hanging stems, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

  • Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, freely hanging stems, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

    Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, freely hanging stems, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

  • Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, distichous leaves, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

    Oxystophyllum cf. atropurpureum, distichous leaves, Saleman, Seram, Moluccas

  • Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii as a low epiphyte, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii as a low epiphyte, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

    Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Seram, Moluccas

  • Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii, old inflorescences, Seram, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Moluccas

    Agrostophyllum vanhulstijnii, old inflorescences, Seram, Manusela NP, 500 m asl, Moluccas

  • Medinilla ovalifolia as a small leaved creeper on dead leaves and mossy tree trunks, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Medinilla ovalifolia as a small leaved creeper on dead leaves and mossy tree trunks, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Medinilla ovalifolia climbing along a mossy tree trunk, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Medinilla ovalifolia climbing along a mossy tree trunk, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Medinilla ovalifolia carpeting the mossy forest floor, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Medinilla ovalifolia carpeting the mossy forest floor, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Medinilla ovalifolia, a small climbing epiphyte with almost isophyllous leaves, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Medinilla ovalifolia, a small climbing epiphyte with almost isophyllous leaves, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Medinilla ovalifolia, much branched climbing stems and emucronate leaf apex, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

    Medinilla ovalifolia, much branched climbing stems and emucronate leaf apex, Waisali, Vanua Levu, Fiji

  • Patrick Blanc observing the branched epiphytic Medinilla cf. glomerata with swollen root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

    Patrick Blanc observing the branched epiphytic Medinilla cf. glomerata with swollen root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar, Aug. 2024

  • Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphyte with lignified branched stems and huge tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

    Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphyte with lignified branched stems and huge tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

  • Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphyte with huge much branched tuberous root system in littoral forest on sandy soil, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

    Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphyte with huge much branched tuberous root system in littoral forest on sandy soil, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

  • Medinilla cf. glomerata, huge much branched tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

    Medinilla cf. glomerata, huge much branched tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

  • Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphytic with huge much branched intertwining tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

    Medinilla cf. glomerata, epiphytic with huge much branched intertwining tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

  • Medinilla cf. glomerata, the branched intertwining superficial huge tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

    Medinilla cf. glomerata, the branched intertwining superficial huge tuberous root system, Ankin'ny Nofy Reserve, Madagascar

  • Medinilla sedifolia, Orchids, Ferns, Rhipsalis, Phlegmariurus and other epiphytes on the oblique main branches of a tree reaching about 40 m in height, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

    Medinilla sedifolia, Orchids, Ferns, Rhipsalis, Phlegmariurus and other epiphytes on the oblique main branches of a tree reaching about 40 m in height, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

  • Medinilla sedifolia creeping on the branch of a lofty tree at about 25 m above the forest floor, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

    Medinilla sedifolia creeping on the branch of a lofty tree at about 25 m above the forest floor, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

  • Medinilla sedifolia creeping on tree trunk fallen on the forest floor, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

    Medinilla sedifolia creeping on tree trunk fallen on the forest floor, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

  • Medinilla sedifolia with crumpled somewhat dehydrated leaves dur to the dry season, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

    Medinilla sedifolia with crumpled somewhat dehydrated leaves dur to the dry season, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

  • Medinilla sedifolia creeping on tree trunk and exhibiting swollen nodes, a growth habit similar to M. beddomei from South India, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

    Medinilla sedifolia creeping on tree trunk and exhibiting swollen nodes, a growth habit similar to M. beddomei from South India, Anamalazaotra NP, Madagascar

  • Medinilla beddomei creeping on tree trunk and exhibiting swollen nodes, a growth habit very similar to M. sedifolia from Madagascar, Idukki, Kerala, India

    Medinilla beddomei creeping on tree trunk and exhibiting swollen nodes, a growth habit very similar to M. sedifolia from Madagascar, Idukki, Kerala, India

  • Patrick Blanc and Astelia montana on the ground due to a treefall following a hurricane, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji, Aug. 2016

    Patrick Blanc and Astelia montana on the ground due to a treefall following a hurricane, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji, Aug. 2016

  • Astelia montana, male inflorescence with white bracts of this dioecious species, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

    Astelia montana, male inflorescence with white bracts of this dioecious species, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

  • Astelia montana, staminate flowers of this dioecious species, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

    Astelia montana, staminate flowers of this dioecious species, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

  • Astelia montana, dense epiphytic clumps all along a tree vertical trunk, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

    Astelia montana, dense epiphytic clumps all along a tree vertical trunk, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

  • Astelia montana, heavy accumulation of humus in the multistemmed nest epiphytic clumps, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

    Astelia montana, heavy accumulation of humus in the multistemmed nest epiphytic clumps, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

  • Astelia montana, basally branched rosetted clump, each funnel shaped rosette of leaves accumulating water and leaves falling from the canopy, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

    Astelia montana, basally branched rosetted clump, each funnel shaped rosette of leaves accumulating water and leaves falling from the canopy, Des Voeux Peak, Taveuni, Fiji.

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