Nepenthes veitchii

Nepenthes veitchii

Nepenthes veitchii is a carnivorous plant in the genus of pitcher plants ( Nepenthes ). It was first described in 1860 by Joseph Dalton Hooker. Your species name honors the botanist and breeder Peter CM Veitch.

Description

From Nepenthes veitchii there are two growth types: The " Type Sumatra ", who lives in Sumatra, grows exclusively on the ground, forming creeping rosettes, and the " type of Borneo", which can be found in Borneo, especially at Mount Kinabalu and liana -like on trees climbing up. The leaves of Nepenthes veitchii are coated with a dark coat. They grow to 25 cm long and are obovate.

The pitchers of Nepenthes veitchii are cramming - to cup-shaped and not change as they age their shape. While " type Sumatra " always turns off the cans on the ground, they are nestled literally the climbing support at " type Borneo". All pitchers of Nepenthes veitchii have a species-typical feature: the excessively broad and sweeping peristome. This is folded after opening the can hardly backwards but stands on both sides from fan-like. The wing bar is wide-ranging. The lid is narrow elliptical.

Inflorescence, flower and seed

Like all other Nepenthes species also, as Nepenthes veitchii is dioecious getrenntgeschlechtig ( dioecious ), that is, on a plant are either male or only female flowers. The flowers are panicled inflorescences together. The unisexual flower contains five bloom and has a dark, reddish color.

The spindle- shaped seeds are only 2 to 3 mm in size.

Dissemination

Nepenthes veitchii lives mainly in Sumatra and Borneo. It prefers clear, fog-shrouded mountain forests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Threat status

Due to their bizarre appearance Nepenthes veitchii is a coveted collector's item. This and the Abrodung habitat for agricultural purposes has led to Nepenthes veitchii in the Washington Convention (CITES ) is protected on Appendix 2. The trade of this kind is therefore only allowed limited.