liquid. The traps of pitcher plant are considered to be "true" pitcher plants and are formed by specialized leaves. The plants attract and drown the...
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Cephalotus (redirect from Albany Pitcher Plant)
Albany pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant. The pit-fall traps of the modified leaves have inspired the common names for this plant, which...
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Nepenthes (redirect from Tropical pitcher plant)
(/nɪˈpɛnθiːz/ nih-PEN-theez) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae...
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Darlingtonia californica (redirect from California Pitcher plant)
California pitcher plant, the Oregon pitcher plant, cobra lily or cobra plant—is a species of carnivorous plant in the new world pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae...
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resulting available nutrients. Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula), pitcher plants, and bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) can be seen as exemplars of key...
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Sarracenia (redirect from American pitcher plant)
genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants, commonly called trumpet pitchers. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which...
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Sarracenia purpurea (redirect from Purple pitcher plant)
Sarracenia purpurea, the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae...
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Nepenthes rajah (redirect from King pitcher plant)
Nepenthes rajah /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈrɑːdʒə/ is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the family Nepenthaceae. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring...
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(symbolism of pitcher like object in Indian religions) Bridge spouted vessel Creamer (vessel) Hydria Jar Jug (container) Obdasta Oenochoe Pitcher plant, a group...
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Nepenthes attenboroughii (redirect from Attenborough's pitcher plant)
ˌætənˈbʌriaɪ, - ˌætənbəˈroʊɡiaɪ/), or Attenborough's pitcher plant, is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the...
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Wyeomyia smithii (redirect from Purple Pitcher Mosquito)
Wyeomyia smithii, the pitcher plant mosquito, is an inquiline mosquito that completes its pre-adult life cycle in the phytotelma of—that is, the water...
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Sarracenia flava (redirect from Yellow pitcher plant)
North Carolina. Like other members of the genus Sarracenia, the yellow pitcher plant traps insects using a rolled leaf, which in this species is a vibrant...
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Nepenthes lowii (redirect from Low's Pitcher-Plant)
Nepenthes lowii /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈloʊiaɪ/, or Low's pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is named after Hugh Low, who discovered...
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Nepenthes ampullaria (redirect from Flask-Shaped Pitcher-Plant)
meaning "flask") is a very distinctive and widespread species of tropical pitcher plant, present in Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia...
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Heliamphora (redirect from Marsh pitcher)
"amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion...
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Nepenthes albomarginata (redirect from White-Collared Pitcher-Plant)
Nepenthes albomarginata /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌælboʊmɑːrdʒɪˈnɑːtə/ is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. The specific epithet...
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Baghmara Pitcher plant Wildlife Sanctuary or Baghmara Wildlife Sanctuary or Baghmara Reserve Forest is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian state...
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Colobopsis schmitzi (redirect from Pitcher-plant ant)
the diving ant, swimming ant or pitcher-plant ant, due to their habit of diving into the digestive fluids of their plant host Nepenthes bicalcarata. They...
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Sarracenia (North American pitcher plants), Darlingtonia (the cobra lily or California pitcher plant), and Heliamphora (sun pitchers). The extinct Archaeamphora...
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Nepenthes rafflesiana (redirect from Raffles' Pitcher-Plant)
ræˌfliːziˈɑːnə/; after Stamford Raffles), or Raffles' pitcher-plant, is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It has a very wide distribution covering Borneo...
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Editor in Chief. In 2007, Robinson co-discovered the giant Palawan pitcher plant, Nepenthes attenboroughii, for which he published the formal description...
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Self-cleaning surfaces (section Pitcher plant)
applications. Wong et al. developed a surface inspired by the system on the pitcher plant. This surface, named “slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces” (SLIPS)...
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Sarracenia oreophila (redirect from Green Pitcher Plant)
carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves...
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Nepenthes mirabilis (redirect from Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant)
mirabilis "wonderful"), or the common swamp pitcher-plant and tropical pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant species. By far the most widespread of all...
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Nepenthes bicalcarata (redirect from Fanged Pitcher-Plant)
from Latin for "two-spurred"), also known as the fanged pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northwestern Borneo, Indonesia. It is a myrmecophyte...
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Sarracenia psittacina (redirect from Parrot pitcher plant)
entrance in the pitcher mouth, which prey goes through in search of more nectar that was produced by the plant on the rim of the pitcher mouth. The prey...
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Nepenthes clipeata (redirect from Shield-Leaved Pitcher-Plant)
shield", referring to the leaf shape), or the shield-leaved pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant known only from the near-vertical granite cliff faces...
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Nepenthes villosa (redirect from Villose Pitcher-Plant)
Nepenthes villosa /nɪˈpɛnθiːz vɪˈloʊzə/, or the villose pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon...
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adaptation to be able to consume spicy foods in their natural habitats. Pitcher plants like the Nepenthes lowii, supplements its carnivorous diet with tree...
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List of Nepenthes literature (redirect from The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes khasiana)
literature is a listing of major published works dealing with the tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes. It includes specialised standalone publications...
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