Hello all! Long time no see. ? Just made myself a linktree! https://linktr.ee/francoismey This is basically a page where I gather various links leading to my taxonomic work, art, videos and other musing. The links will lead you to: -my Etsy shop where you can purchase my botanical art (prints, stickers and bookmarks based on my watercolor paintings or scientific illustrations); -a NEW inPRNT shop with a selection of illustrations available, should you want it, with a frame and at larger size (from A4 size to A2!); -a bibliography of my work as a taxonomist and scientific illustrator speci ..read more

Hello everyone, I'm quite rare on the blog these days I know. Actually, I spend much of my social media time on Facebook and Instagram and sometimes on Twitter. Go there if you can. ;-) Today, I would like to show you my last botanical illustration: a scientific black and white botanical plate of the Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. It is arguably one of the most iconic plants in the world and certainly the most iconic carnivorous plant. With this work, I had the ambition of proposing a comprehensive botanical plate for this species. Although, it is very well known and although there are al ..read more

Dear readers, I have recently been interviewed by my good friend Marcel Van Den Broek for CPN (Carnivorous Plant Newsletter), the journal of the ICPS, the International Carnivorous Plant Society. The interview will be published in the 2020 December issue (vol. 49, n° 4) which is already available online for subscribers. I have been allowed to share it already. This interview focuses on my activity as a botanical illustrator. If you want to know more about me, my background and my artistic statement, please have a look. I hope you will enjoy the read. ;-) Thanks a lot Marcel and Bob Ziemmer f ..read more

Good news! I will eventually post 3 series of Nepenthes diabolica in situ pictures and not 2 as initially announced. I'm sure no one will complain. ;) For those who missed it, the first part can be found here. This time, the pictures have been provided by friend Andrea Bianchi, main author of Nepenthes diabolica description, a paper published 8 days ago, on October 14th. Here are the references: Bianchi, A., C.C. Lee, M.R. Golos, F.S. Mey, M. Mansur, Y.M. Mambrasar & A.S. Robinson (2020). Nepenthes diabolica(Nepenthaceae), a new species of toothed pitch ..read more

Hello all, As some of you know by now, especially Nepenthes enthusiasts, there's a new girl in town : Nepenthes diabolica, formerly known as "Nepenthes red hamata hairy". The description has been published on Wednesday: Bianchi, A., C.C. Lee, M.R. Golos, F.S. Mey, M. Mansur, Y.M. Mambrasar & A.S. Robinson (2020). Nepenthes diabolica(Nepenthaceae), a new species of toothed pitcher plant from Central Sulawesi. Phytotaxa 464(1): 29–48. You can check the paper here. This member of the tentaculatae section and close relative to Nepenthes hamata has been discovered in 2004 ..read more

Hello dear readers, I know I do not post here very often these days (I'm being very active on Facebook and Instagram though- just look for "A Garden's Chronicle"). There will be a few posts however here, at last, in the following days. I hope you will enjoy them. I'm writing today because I am happy to share with you my latest contribution to a botanical paper: the formal description of Nepenthes diabolica, a new species of tropical pitcher plant from Sulawesi, Indonesia. The paper was published a few days ago. Here are the references of the paper : Bianchi, A., C.C. Lee, M.R. Golos, F.S. Me ..read more

 Hello,  I am offering carnivorous plants art for sale. Depending on my timetable, I am also taking commissions.  Most of the following drawings have been used to illustrate carnivorous plant books or to illustrate scientific papers. Many of them have been used in original descriptions of new species. The original art will be sent in a recommended hard parcel with tracking number and will very carefully packed. Payment is required in advance (Paypal or bank transfer). Post and packaging cost will be calculated and added to the price ..read more

Hi there, To complete the previous post on Rafflesia arnoldii, here is a mini lecture in French (sorry, it's not in English. Another time maybe). I hope you enjoy it!  François.                        ..read more

Last year, while I was on a three weeks field trip in West Sumatra, I had the chance to see Rafflesia Arnoldii, the plant with the world largest individual flower. I had already observed some Rafflesia before. On one of my Borneo trips, I saw Rafflesia keithii which is one of the largest Rafflesia species. Granted, some plants produce largest inflorescences such as the well known and charismatic Amorphophallus titanium or the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, but when it comes to true flower, Rafflesia rules. Raf ..read more

The results of the 2020 Margaret Flockton Award for Botanical illustration have been announced. I have placed an entry to this prestigious international contest for the very first time. To my delight, my entry, an illustration of a Sulawesian Nepenthes has been 'Highly Commended' by the judges (a kind of third place). It is a nice recognition for years of self-training in the field of scientific illustration and a powerful source of motivation for things to come. Thank you to the judges and Award organisers for their work. Congratulations to Deborah Lambkin, 1rst price, for her wonderful ..read more