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| PITCHER PLANTS OF BORNEO |
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| Pitcher plants ( Nepenthes ) can be found from Madagascar to Australia. More than 80 species of pitcher plants in this world have been described by the scientists. In Borneo, there are more than 30 species of pitcher plants can be found here. They are the climbing plant growing on the poor soils. The pitcher mouth produces a kind of nectar which attract insect to seek for the nectar but most of them ended up to be a victim as the pitcher wall is waxy scales. The insect will fall down to the fluid inside the pitcher and when it is drown, the body of insect will decomposed and became the nutrients for the plant. Below are some photos of pitcher plants found by me and my friends. More Photos of Nepenthes of Sarawak are posted in another website of mine ; the link: www.ibanorum.netfirms.com |
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Peat swamp is one of the habitats for pitcher plant in Borneo. My friend is observing the pitcher closely. |
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Nepenthes ampullaria - This one found at Peat swamp forest. |
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Nepenthes rafflesiana - found in white sandy health and kerenges forest. |
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Nepenthes rafflesiana - pitcher on the ground. |
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Nepenthes gracilis |
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Nepenthes rafflesiana |
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Nepenthes rafflesiana |
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Nepenthes gracilis |
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