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Madagascar Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes madagascariensis

Description:

large carnivorous plant, one of only 2 species in Madgascar. the other being Nepenthes masoalensis. their closest relatives are thousands of miles away in Southeast Asia.

Habitat:

coastal, rocky

Notes:

spotted these pitcher plants near Evatraha, a couple of hours from Fort Dauphin. pitcher plants are extremely rare in Madgascar.

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9 Comments

dandoucette
dandoucette a week ago

Thanks LandmarkExpert, me too!

LandmarkExpert
LandmarkExpert a week ago

i L_O_V_E pitcher plants

dandoucette
dandoucette a month ago

Thanks Mona and Viv!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell a month ago

Beautiful Nepenthes and what a location!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih a month ago

Wow... !!! Fantastic !!!

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

Thanks! @Frank, you are totally right, they are very rare and I was so happy to see them.

Frank Weaver
Frank Weaver a year ago

"pitcher plants are extremely rare in Madgascar." ... and you found it! Congrats!

alice and nath
alice and nath a year ago

Nice!

yulia8473
yulia8473 2 years ago

wow)))))

Tôlan̈aro, Madagascar

Lat: -25.03, Long: 46.98

Spotted on Feb 25, 2006
Submitted on Apr 25, 2011

Spotted for mission

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