Great pitcher plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)Native to New Guinea and Indonesia (the Maluku Islands & Sulawesi)Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Upper pitchers pictured here. Pitchers are modified leaves designed to capture prey and provide nutrients for the plant. Water and enzymes await the victim that falls into the pitcher.Lower picherswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/17020306128/in/photolist...Flower spikes & fruitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/31226630324/in/photostream/
Flask-shaped pitcher-plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)IUCN: Least concernRange: This particular variety is found around Nabire, Papua, IndonesiaNepenthes ampullaria, is unlike other members of its genus, in that the plants are partly carnivorous but mostly detritivores, feeding on plant detritus (leaf litter). The pitchers are actually modified leaves to capture plant and animals for nutrient digestion.Insidewww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783760536/in/photolist...Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783933847/in/photolist...Nepenthes x hookeriana (a natural hybrid)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/48783878392/in/photolist...EtymologyThe generic name Nepenthes is from the Greek (npenths), a drug bringing relief from grief. A drug of Egypt mentioned in the "Odyssey" as capable of banishing grief or trouble from the mind.The specific epithet, ampullaria, is from ampulla "flask" in refrence to the flask-shaped pitchers of this unique species.
Great pitcher plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)Native to New Guinea and Indonesia (the Maluku Islands & Sulawesi)Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Upper pitcher.nativeplants.hawaii.edu
Flask-shaped pitcher-plantNepenthaceae (Tropical Pitcher Plant family)IUCN: Least concernRange: This particular variety is found around Nabire, Papua, IndonesiaNepenthes ampullaria, is unlike other members of its genus, in that the plants are partly carnivorous but mostly detritivores, feeding on plant detritus (leaf litter). The pitchers are actually modified leaves to capture plant and animals for nutrient digestion.EtymologyThe generic name Nepenthes is from the Greek (npenths), a drug bringing relief from grief. A drug of Egypt mentioned in the "Odyssey" as capable of banishing grief or trouble from the mind.The specific epithet, ampullaria, is from ampulla "flask" in refrence to the flask-shaped pitchers of this unique species.