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Pitcher Plant
Nepenthes ampullaria
1.57359, 110.179
Field Notes
Description:
carnivorous plant but unlike other members of its genus, has evolved away from carnivory and the plants are partly detritivores, collecting and digesting falling leaf litter in their pitchers
Habitat:
tropical rainforest, one of the most widespread Nepenthes species, N. ampullaria is native to Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand
Notes:
I spotted this near the natural frog pond in Kubah national park.
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Nepenthes ampullaria
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PublishedMay 10, 2014
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