Friday, June 25, 2010

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.


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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.

Monday, June 21, 2010

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.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

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!