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A rosette (juvenile) pitcher of Nepenthes attenboroughii demonstrates the typical, campanulate shape of this species when only a few inches high
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Great pitcher plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)Native to New Guinea and Indonesia (the Maluku Islands & Sulawesi)Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Ripe female flowers & fruits
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The largest Pitcher Plant, capable of digesting frogs and mice as well as insects. Widely planted but native only to the highest mountains of northeastern Borneo. Photo from Mt. Kinabalu.
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Photo taken in the Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong.
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Sabah, Malaysia
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Bahagian Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Manambaro, Toliara, Madagascar
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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This photo was taken in the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden in Hong Kong.
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, Sarawak, Malaysia
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A better photo of a Nepenthes talaganesensis x maxima pitcher.Photo is available for use and distribution under Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Licence.I request that I am informed of any use of the image, so that I can see how and where it is used. Please visit my website for contact details -
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Native to Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, where it grows at 3001800 m. (1000 to 6000 feet) altitude.IUCN: Conservation DependentEtymologyThe generic name Nepenthes is from the Greek (npenths), a drug bringing relief from grief. A drug of Egypt mentioned in the "Odyssey" as capable of banishing grief or trouble from the mind.The specific epithet sanguinea is from Latin sanguineus meaning "blood red" in reference to the pitchers which can be intensely red in color.
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A lower pitcher of N. attenboroughii showing the characteristic bell-shaped pitchers and upright lid of this species
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Great pitcher plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)Native to New Guinea and Indonesia (the Maluku Islands & Sulawesi)Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Pitcher
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/7972551154/in/photolist-...Nepenthes are carnivorous plants. This one trapped a Greenhouse frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris), related to Coqui frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui)--both not native to Hawaii.
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Bahagian Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Flask-shaped pitcher-plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)IUCN: Least concernRange: This particular variety is found around Nabire, Papua, IndonesiaNepenthes ampullaria, is unlike other members of its genus, in that the plants are partly carnivorous but mostly detritivores, feeding on plant detritus (leaf litter). The pitchers are actually modified leaves to capture plant and animals for nutrient digestion.Pitcher
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783900507/in/photolist...Habit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783933847/in/photolist...Nepenthes x hookeriana (a natural hybrid)
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783878392/in/photolist...EtymologyThe generic name Nepenthes is from the Greek (npenths), a drug bringing relief from grief. A drug of Egypt mentioned in the "Odyssey" as capable of banishing grief or trouble from the mind.The specific epithet, ampullaria, is from ampulla "flask" in refrence to the flask-shaped pitchers of this unique species.
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Marina South, Central Singapore, Singapore
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Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.
Nepenthes gracilis Korth. Nepenthaceae. CN: [Malay - Periuk kera; Sabah - Kukuanga, Akar entuyut, Entuyut melaban], regional vernacular names - Kantong semar, Suludsulud, Sogonsogon; Monkey-cup, Slender pitcher-plant. Native to the Sunda region (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, central Sulawesi, Sumatra, and southernmost Thailand). Many synonyms:Many; see
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_gracilisRef and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Database
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25180en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_graciliswww.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...
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Nepenthes talaganesensis x maxima pitcherPhoto is available for use and distribution under Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Licence.I request that I am informed of any use of the image, so that I can see how and where it is used. Please visit my website for contact details -
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