FIELD TRIP WITH PATRICK BLANC IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA - HIGHLANDS

The Botanist Patrick Blanc takes you to a Field Trip in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, hotspot of plant diversity. More than 120 species are featured along this film, from the mossy forests understories to the high altitude savannas. Papuan people, native plants and animals live in harmony in these still well preserved habitats.
Filmed & Produced by Pascal Héni
PasPat 2022
Plant list :
Aeschynanthus sp., Alocasia cf. wentii, Alocasia nicolsonii, Alpinia sp., Angiopteris sp., Astilbe papuana, Astronia sp., Begonia calliantha, Begonia cf. kaniensis, Begonia strigose (section Symbegonia), Begonia vinkii (section Symbegonia), Bescherellia elegantissima, Bulbophyllum sp., Ceratostylis subulate, Chloranthus elatior, Cordyline cf. racemose, Cordyline ledermannii, Cyathodium cf. foetidissimum, Cypholophus kerewensis, Cypholophus latifolius, Cyrtandra aundensis, Cyrtandra cf. minjemensis, Cyrtandra sp. pl., Cyrtandra wariana, Davallia repens, Dawsonia sp., Dendrobium caliculimentum, Dendrobium finisterrae, Dendrobium vexillarius, Dimorphanthera cf. anchorifera, Dimorphanthera sp. pl., Dipteris conjugata, Elatostema blechnoides, Elatostema cf. serra, Elatostema mongiensis, Elatostema morobense, Elatostema tridens, Equisetum ramosissimum var. huegelii, Ficus dammaropsis, Ficus sp., Ficus sublimbata, Freycinetia marginata, Freycinetia scandens, Glomera antaresensis, Glomera cf. confusa, Glomera sp. pl., Gunnera macrophylla, Harmsiopanax ingens, Hornstedtia cyathifera, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Hymenophyllum reinwardtii, Impatiens hawkeri, Leucosyke cf. clemensii, Macaranga intonsa, Medinilla interiaciens, Medinilla plumosa, Medinilla sp. pl., Mediocalcar decoratum, Mediocalcar versteegii, Nertera granadensis, Nothofagus sp., Pandanus brosimos, Pandanus cf. antaresensis, Pandanus conoideus, Pandanus sp., Papuacedrus papuana, Phlegmariurus squarrosus, Pilea cf. rubiacea, Pilea cuneata, Pilea effusa, Pilea sp., Piper arfakianum, Piper macropiper, Pleuranthodium cf. sagittatum, Pleuranthodium piundaundense, Pleuranthodium sp., Podocarpus cf. archboldii, Poikilogyne cordata, Procris pedunculata, Psychotria golmanii, Pterostylis sp., Ptisana melanesica, Riedelia cf. microbotrya, Riedelia geluensis, Riedelia sp. pl., Riedelia suborbicularis, Riedelia subulocalyx, Rubus archboldianus, Rubus fernandimuelleri, Saurauia conferta, Saurauia naumannii, Schefflera dentata, Schefflera sp., Schefflera straminea, Selliguea albidosquamata, Selliguea hellwigii, Selliguea plantaginea, Selliguea stenophylla, Sticherus hirtus, Syzygium sp. pl., Zeuxine sp.
End credits song
«Conclusion »
(Arthur Rimbaud - Pascal Héni)
Sung by Pascal Héni

[@kishoretadiparthiexplorer2958]

Latterly this is heaven what a forest human untouched

[@mathodalubaluba4110]

Your best trip ever Patrick 👍

[@Purwapada]

Yes this was really good

[@creaturefree]

Thanks and yes, the biodiversity of New Guinea is incredibly rich and surprising.

[@omnibus3890]

I love it more film like this,🙂

[@Seven-fr4tg]

4:55 impatiens hawkery 7:52 riedelia suborbicularis 8:01 aeschynanthus sp. 8:12 pterostylis sp

[@h1jra671]

amazing amazing. best botany series. thank you for not adding silly background music. totally in love with those gigantic ferns !

[@creaturefree]

Yes, we avoid to put music for nothing and we prefer the sounds of the forest, the cascades or the silence. Yes, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji or New Caledonia are incredible with the gigantic ferns, same as New Zealand. These Pacific islands are the kingdom of ferns, especially the big Marattiaceae and Cyatheaeceae.

[@chrisn9988]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@shanscheiidt2895]

Incredible! What an experience!

[@atabegpirsidimujtaba7622]

12:20 Ficus sublimbata 39:50 Ficus dammaropsis

[@creaturefree]

Yes, you can read the name F. sublimbata in our film at 12.59 and same for F. dammaropsis at 40.02... Why these comments ? Do you love only Ficus ?

[@haloforger11]

I've been restricting myself to looking at only the flora of the region where I live in Kansas USA and it's just astounding to see the plants in this video, taking forms I could never imagine them having. Thank you for making these videos

[@creaturefree]

Any place in the world is rich in species and amazing adaptations but only if we can have access to somewhat preserved areas. So many interesting species are thriving in your Central American prairies...

[@Kranebitter81]

Brilliant.

[@atabegpirsidimujtaba7622]

1:09:07 Ficus sp.

[@scherramv5767]

absolutely awesome

[@helgedonath1524]

Cher Monsieur Blanc ! vos films sont une source d'inspiration ! semblables à ceux de stewart macpearson. ils m'emmènent dans un voyage de découverte incomparable. mille mercis pour ça. Helge d'Allemagne.

[@creaturefree]

Thanks to the fern experts Marcus Lehnert and Michael Sundue, the dwarf tree fern at minute 47.35 has a name : Alsophila perpelvigera

[@super-fc6tz]

How can I follow you in instragram or Facebook

[@creaturefree]

Sorry, no instagram, no Facebook. You can see many photos of plants in their natural habitat in the chapter Inspiration on my website.

[@marensell3084]

Magnifique !!!

[@LuiaEkko]

Thanks!

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

thats a mossss?? wow

[@EliezaBaby]

I'm soooooooo happy I stumbled on your KZbin vlogs. Subscribed and will be binging and repeating again and again . Very educational , inspiring and scenic relaxing 😌 hehehehehehe but those nails 💅 so animalistic 😉

[@creaturefree]

Thanks . And yes, I have long nails since I am about 9 years old and my parents were somewhat afraid at the beginning... but not later.

[@PelargoJungle]

Thank you so much for all this very informative videos 🙏🏼

[@emiliepulver5015]

Fantastic photography

[@creaturefree]

Thanks so much. Yes, Pascal is doing a great job while filming and then working a long time in our home to finalize the films; For me, as a botanist, the job is easier and all the interviews are always one single shot !

[@thequeenofsporks]

28:17 I believe this Dendrobium is Dendrobium masarangense

[@antonevan443]

These fruits seems delicious, I would die of berry poisoning so quickly in there

[@eprohoda]

how you doign?. Like~ what a well view.

[@Purwapada]

Really incredible documentary! I am enjoying very much!! Also, I was wondering if Bescherellia elegantissima is a synonym of Spiridens reinwardtii? Which is the biggest moss in the world, and the only climbing species. Or are they different species? I dont know

[@creaturefree]

Yes, according to the structure and position of the capsules under the stem, this is most probably a Spiridens... Thanks

[@Purwapada]

@@creaturefree oh ok 😁. Thanks as well

[@michaelcowdrey4494]

can't find anything about the riedelia. Looks like a Ti plant

[@creaturefree]

Yes, Riedelia are very poorly known in spite of their high species diversity in the forests of New Guinea, especially at mid elevation, between 1000 and 2500 m asl. This is the most diversified genus in ginger family when considering the epiphytic species. And so beautiful, both for flowers and fruits. But difficult to grow in botanical gardens, probably because they need high humidity and quite low temperatures. Anyway, we love Riedelia and Axel D. Poulsen is now working on this genus.

[@sdqsdq6274]

wtf , that huge moss

[@Mulukina]

Love the videos! BUT could you use bird songs for the audio tracks that are more native to the region, please? 😆 I find it very confusing when suddenly you seem to wander through European forests. Noticed that in some other videos, too (e.g. Tanzania). Otherwise thanks for these unique botanical video gems.

[@creaturefree]

Yes, our films concern botany and more precisely life histories of plants. Happy that you love our work... Most of the sounds are recorded while filming and there are, of course, some additions. Please, tell us at which minutes you hear some discordances.

[@calvinc6121]

Would love to know the names of those Angiopteris species, especially the one at kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGfViauPabOcqJo

[@creaturefree]

Just as you know, the taxonomy of Marattiaceae, especially Ptisana and Angiopteris is very complex and some authors consider that there is only one species of Angiopteris, A. evecta while some others consider there are some 100 species !

[@shamsham1983]

Very interesting documentary