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Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes ampullaria

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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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Malaysia

Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on May 10, 2014

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