Patrick Blanc and Musa arfakiana in forest understory, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni around the base of Musa ingens, the tallest banana of the world, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc standing at the base of Musa ingens, the tallest banana of the world, Kwau, 1600 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc at the base of Musa ingens, the tallest banana of the world, Arfak Mts, 1300 m asl, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc observing the self standing erect stems of Freycinetia marantifolia, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc observing the strongly plicate fronds of a local native form of Asplenium nidus, sometimes considered as var. plicatum and maybe at the origin of cultivars like 'Cobra', Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc observing the asymmetric large leaves of the sympodial lateral stems of Piper decumanum, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025
Patrick Blanc much intrigued by the butterfly shape of the Cyrtosperma macrotum leaves, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025