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Pitcher plant
ight: 5 m ; Life cycle: per I am the pitcher plant, but I am one of the most
enn unusual amongst my family. I live in Kerinci and
ial
Tujuh mountains in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Bio He
Mr Trap
I am a carnivorous
plant, which means I
eat animals. I am a vine
and my leaves are like
pitchers in which insects
are trapped. Once inside,
the insects can’t get out
because the top of the
pitcher is waxy, so they
can’t get a hold on the
surface. Also, the mouth
of the pitcher has teeth,
which prevents them
from escaping.
Blast from
the past
The earliest known account
of the pitcher plant family,
Nepenthes, is from the work
of Frenchman Etienne de
Flacourt called Histoire de
la Grande Isle de Madagascar,
published in 1658.
18–19
ight: 5 m ; Life cycle: per I am the pitcher plant, but I am one of the most
enn unusual amongst my family. I live in Kerinci and
ial
Tujuh mountains in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Bio He
Mr Trap
I am a carnivorous
plant, which means I
eat animals. I am a vine
and my leaves are like
pitchers in which insects
are trapped. Once inside,
the insects can’t get out
because the top of the
pitcher is waxy, so they
can’t get a hold on the
surface. Also, the mouth
of the pitcher has teeth,
which prevents them
from escaping.
Blast from
the past
The earliest known account
of the pitcher plant family,
Nepenthes, is from the work
of Frenchman Etienne de
Flacourt called Histoire de
la Grande Isle de Madagascar,
published in 1658.
18–19
