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Micropropagation of Nepenthes part 3

Micropropagation of Nepenthes part 2

Micropropagation of Nepenthes part 1

"Wild View: Carnivorous Plants" hosted by Wes Major.

Nepenthes Lowland Nurseries @ Borneo Exotics

Nepenthes Tissue Culture @ Borneo Exotics "simply insane"

ArcadiA - carnivorous terrarium II (AWESOME)

Video of the day - Dionea vs Worm

A small videoof a Dionaea muscipula in action

Plant of the day - Utricularia livida

Utricularia livida is a very small to medium-sized annual or perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, where it can be found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It also has a widespread native range in Mexico. U. livida grows as a terrestrial plant in boggy areas or shallow soils over rock at altitudes from near sea level in eastern Africa to 2,830 m (9,285 ft). It typically flowers throughout the year whenever its habitat becomes suitably moist. It was originally described and published by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1837.[1]

Plant of the day - Nepenthes "Rajah"

The second or third largest Nepenthes known on earth, Nepenthes "Rajah".

Plant of the day - Heliamphora "Heterodoxa"

Heliamphora heterodoxa (Greek: heteros = other, doxa = opinion, belief) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to Gran Sabana and the plateau of the Ptari-Tepui in Venezuela. It was first discovered in 1951 upon Mt. Ptari-Tepui. Heliamphora heterodoxa was thought to be the only species of Heliamphora growing in the Gran Sabana, until H. sarracenioides was discovered. This Heliamphora is closely related to H. glabra and the latter was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa.

Heliamphora heterodoxa can tolerate higher temperatures, due to its mainly lowland origins. The plant grows vigorously and exhibits a large, overhanging nectar spoon.

Plant of the day - Pinguicula Primuliflora

Perennial herb. The leaves are in basal rosettes that are 4-16 cm broad. The leaves are bright green, oblong, rounded at the tip, 6-9 cm long, 2.0-2.5 cm wide, and covered with short, knob-tipped (sticky and glandular) hairs. The flowers are solitary on leafless stalks (scapes) that become 8-15 cm tall, and have scattered, short, knob-tipped hairs. The flowers are bilaterally symmetrical with the calyx 2-lipped, the upper lip with three distinct lobes and the lower lip with two smaller lobes (see persistent calyx around fruit in illustration). The corolla consists of an expanded portion that is 2.5-3.0 cm wide with five nearly equal lobes that are obovate to nearly round, 8-13 mm long, 10-14 mm wide, and shallowly notched; a narrow tube that is 4-5 mm long; and a narrow, basal, downward extension or spur that is 3-5 mm long. The corolla tube and spur are lemon yellow with prominent brownish-violet veins; the ground color of the expanded portion of the corolla varies from deep to pale bluish-violet with darker veins, with a ring of white at the throat and a mass of yellowish, sometimes reddish-tipped, club-shaped hairs at the center. Some of these hairs, besides occurring along the inner throat, are found on an appendage (palate) that projects obliquely some 3-5 mm from the lower, inner surface of the corolla tube. The two stamens are white; the single ovary has a white style with two unequal lobes. The fruit is a rounded capsule, 5 mm in diameter, with numerous seeds. The seeds are brown, small (0.5-0.7 mm long), somewhat broadened at one end, and honeycomb-surfaced.

Plant of the day - Nepenthes Truncata

Nepenthes truncata (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz trʌŋˈkɑːtə/, from Latin: truncatus = terminating abruptly) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The species grows at an elevation of 0–1500 m above sea level.^[1] Nepenthes truncata is characterised by its heart-shaped (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.

Plant of the day - Dionea "Fused Thooth"

Dionaea Muscipula "Fused Thooth" is a plant with a stable genetic disorder, witch means, even if the plants reproduce the genetic problem stays with it!
Pictures taken from http://www.plantes-carnivores01.com/ by far the best french CP growers forum!

New 2010 Carnivorous plant story

Rare Carnivorous Plant on Top Ten List of Newly Discovered Species

ScienceDaily (June 1, 2010) — Nepenthes attenboroughii, named after Sir David Attenborough, honorary Fellow of the Linnean Society, has been ranked number 1.

Each year The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University names the Top 10 new species described in the previous calendar year. The list for 2009 was published to coincide with the 303rd anniversary on May 23rd of the birth of Carl Linnaeus. It contains only two new plant species, one of which was first published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.

Nepenthes attenboroughii, a new species of carnivorous pitcher plant only known from the summit region of one mountain in the Philippines, was described in the Botanical Journal 159 in February 2009 in a paper by Alastair Robinson and co-authors. It was named in honour of the broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who is an honorary Fellow of the Linnean Society. Among the largest of the pitcher plants, its pitchers can be up to 30 cm high and 16 cm across.

The only other plant, a Madagascan yam (Dioscorea orangeana), was published by a Fellow of the Linnean Society, Kew botanist Paul Wilkin, and co-authors in Kew Bulletin.

"Annually, an international committee of taxon experts, helps us draw attention to biodiversity, the field of taxonomy, and the importance of natural history museums and botanical gardens, in a fun-filled way by making the selection of the top 10 new species from the thousands described in the previous calendar year. Charting the species of the world and their unique attributes are essential parts of understanding the history of life. It is in our own self-interest as we face the challenges of living on a rapidly changing planet," says Quentin Wheeler, director of the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an entomologist in the School of Life Sciences.

Dr Vaughan Southgate, President of the Linnean Society of London said, "I am delighted that the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society of London is attracting such interesting papers for publication and I congratulate the Editor, Dr Mike Fay, the editorial team and referees, all of whom help to maintain the excellent quality of the journal."
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601100913.htm

carnivorous plant big enough to swallow a rat

New carnivorous plant big enough to swallow a rat
Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com

A newly discovered carnivorous plant in the central Philippines is large enough to catch a rat, according to a story by the BBC. Nepenthes attenboroughii, named after naturalist and broadcast David Attenborough, is a member of the pitcher plant family, so-called because it is shaped like a large pitcher. The plant preys on insects and animals that fall into its gaping maw.

"The plant is among the largest of all carnivorous plant species and produces spectacular traps as large as other species which catch not only insects, but also rodents as large as rats," Stewart McPherson of Red Fern Natural History Productions told the BBC.

The species was first noted by a group of missionaries in 2000. Seven years later experts went in search of the species.

"At around 1600 metres above sea level, we suddenly saw one great pitcher plant, then a second, then many more," Stewart McPherson told the BBC. "It was immediately apparent that the plant we had found was not a known species."

The expedition also found another pitcher plant species, Nepenthes deaniana, that hadn’t been recorded in the wild for a century.

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