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Post by Flytrap on Oct 7, 2006 13:19:14 GMT -5
The other wild nep thread was getting a bit too slow...as it was loading all the previous photos I had loaded...so here are my latest Neps in the wild: Neps by a seaside coast, on the cliff and next to a sandy beach (ampullaria hanging off a 50m cliff, and N gracilis thriving on top of a sand pile) : Nep rafflesiana in full bloom - mostly male flowers, but on one of the pics you can see seed pods from last season: Some of the suspected nep pollinators (and prey!) : a beautiful burgundy and red rafflesiana: an intermediate rafflesiana pitcher: Nep sanguinea habitat, a little higher up the hill from the lowland amps and raffs: Some nice colour variants of Nepenthes ampullaria...gotta love these little guys! I'll post some more pics over the next few weeks. David
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Post by sdeering on Oct 7, 2006 20:15:53 GMT -5
Must have been an eventfull trip. STephen
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Post by mabudon on Oct 8, 2006 10:15:43 GMT -5
Again, FANTASTIC David, really really cool to see pics like that, and to have them taken by a "comrade" is even more interesting, as I know you are right here to answer any odd questions that may arise- A lot of times when I see pics in books I wish I could ask a question or two, and here it's as easy as typing a quick one...
That Clifftop N.ampullaria, really cool, is it a small plant or is it just the picture makes it look that way??
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Post by Flytrap on Oct 8, 2006 12:02:35 GMT -5
The amp on top of the cliff was approx. 45cm tall, with a circumference of 55cm. There were a number of them - just hanging off the edge of the cliff. One may think that they'd perish without much water and moisture, but one has to remember that the moisture and rainfall occurs very regularly during the evenings like clockwork. I'd be willing to say that these plants are even exposed to some salt spray from the ocean. I also saw amps growing underwater in the streams in the jungles, but unfortunately, none of my photos of them turned out. It was too dark and all flash photography just bounced back the flash image. Here is an upper of N x trichocarpa and one of N lowii : N xtrichocarpa (lower):
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Post by sdeering on Oct 8, 2006 22:16:24 GMT -5
I hope my Lowii looks like that someday. Stephen
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