Heliamphora glabra

Heliamphora glabra is a species in the genus of marsh pitchers ( Heliamphora ), it involves a carnivorous ( präkarnivore ) plant. The species was originally viewed as a variety of Heliamphora heterodoxa, until 2006, she was sold as a way against them.

Description

Habit

Heliamphora glabra is a perennial herbaceous plant. It grows from a branching rhizome, which leads to the formation of small colonies.

The leaves of the plant is 30 to 40 cm high, at the top end diameter up to 8 cm wide, sloping open tubes. The lower, slightly bulged part of the tubes takes on a third of the total length of the tube, the upper tubular portion widens only slightly, at the upper end of the tube opens then relatively wide. Above the opening a small, fluffy haired, signal red colored, hat-shaped " cap ", about three inches long and an inch wide, which is provided with nectaries. Its function seems to be the attraction of prey.

The inner leaf is nearly smooth, only the edge of the opening is slightly hairy and in the bottom hose area contains bristles.

Flowers

At the end of an approximately 80-cm long, hairless stem is a single flower with four pointed- lanceolate, white to pinkish petals with a diameter of eight to ten centimeters.

Dissemination

The type found on several Venezuelan tepuis Roraima southeast of the massif, possibly also in the east of Roraimatepuis yourself preferably in full sun locations in swamps.

Swell

• Joachim mink, Andreas Wistuba, Gert Hoogenstrijd: Heliamphora glabra, an impressive Heliamphora species from the western part of the Guiana Shield. In: The Taublatt. Volume 54, 2006, pp. 58-70.

• Pitcher plants
• Insect-eating plant
• Sarraceniaceae