#nepenthaceae

[timeless-takes]

A Pitchers' Reunion

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This that looks like the Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes alata) thriving in the Cloud Forest.

Underexposed a stop to saturate the colour a bit as images taken at ISO 400 in the Sigma seemed to come out a little de-saturated.

[overdoso]

Plantinha gulosa. Nepenthaceae é uma família de plantas carnívoras angiospérmicas e conta apenas com um género, Nepenthes.

As plantas desta família possuem na ponta de suas folhas estruturas semelhantes a jarros, sendo na verdade continuações da própria folha modificadas.

O líquido no interior faz com que insetos, aranhas, e mesmo pequenos pássaros fiquem presos ao escorregarem para dentro - atraídos pelas cores e pelos odores segregados pelas glândulas situadas na base da tampa.

[clovers-carnivores]

Nepenthes Alata x Maxima

Everyone look at my cool plant, thank U <3

[syngoniums]

Nepenthes 'Red Dragon'. This is a hybrid between N. truncata and a plant previously believed to be N. thorelli, but now thought to be N. bokorensis or a hybrid thereof. It grows like a champ and has the truncata tolerance for subpar humidity. I haven't grown bokorensis myself, but it's reported to be quite tolerant of a range of conditions as well.

[fuckingfreud]

Plate 62, Nepenthaceae, Kunstformen der Natur, 1904

Ernst Haeckel, 1904

[carnivorous-plants-nerd]

Carnivorous Plants 101: Nepenthaceae

The Nepenthaceae family has only one genus, Nepenthes; there are about 110 different species in this genus. These species all feature passive pitfall traps that are shaped like pitchers.

Plants in the Nepenthes genus can be found in what is often described as “the Old World tropics”, which also leads many to call Nepentaceae the “Asian Pitcher Plant Family”. Their distribution range includes Madagascar, India, the Seychelles, Southeast Asia, northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, Sumatra, Borneo, and various other regions in that part of the world.

Additionally, various species have adapted to live in a wide variety of conditions; some are native to the monsoon regions of Thailand, while others prefer sandy swamps and slow-flowing rivers. Ultimately, the one commonality between these various locales is that the environment is usually moist, and the soil is normally acidic and/or low in nutrients.

[urbangreen]

Nepenthes alata Blanco

[syngoniums]

Nepenthes (eymae x veitchii) x veitchii (m). Nicest pitcher yet.