Australian pitcher plants farm their own food
On the floodplain of the Jardine River, an interesting symbiotic relationship occurs between a Nepenthes pitcher plant and black ants. In this sandy but waterlogged swamp, many Nepenthes rowaniae x…
Natural Hybrids in Australian Nepenthes
All four species of Australian pitcher plants are early in the process of evolutionary divergence. Hybrids and introgressed taxa are very common in the floodplains of Cape York where multiple…
Species profile: Nepenthes parvula
Nepenthes parvula is a diminutive pitcher plant endemic to swamps in Cape York, NE Australia. It’s taxonomic status is the subject of much debate, with some regarding it as a…
Nepenthes rowaniae Species Profile
Nepenthes rowaniae is one of four Australian species of pitcher plant and is endemic to the tip of Cape York, NE Australia. The species is mainly recognised by its large…
Species Profile: Nepenthes tenax
Nepenthes tenax is endemic to the swamps of northern Cape York, NE Australia. The taxon is notable for its interesting growth habit where the pitchers are elevated above the rosette…
Carnivorous Plant Time-lapse
Carnivorous Plant Time-lapse. These fearsome plants capture their living prey with intricate traps before digesting them for their nutrients. This project by Boaz Ng took over 3.5 years to shoot.…
Nepenthes tobaica Species Profile
Nepenthes tobaica is a species of pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. It is particularly abundant near Lake Toba, for which it is named, where it can be found in practically…
Nepenthes tentaculata Species Profile
Nepenthes tentaculata is a highland species of pitcher plant native to Borneo and Sulawesi. The species is named for tentacle-like appendages emerging from the upper surface of the lid. In…
Nepenthes singalana Species Profile
Nepenthes singalana is a highland species of pitcher plants endemic to the peaks of the Barisan Mountains - a range of volcanoes on the western side of Sumatra. Upper pitcher…
Nepenthes mirabilis Species Profile
Nepenthes mirabilis is a species of lowland pitcher plant native to coastal regions stretching from southern China to Australia. Across its range exists remarkable variation, and the collection of plants…