Heliamphora sarracenioides

Heliamphora sarracenioides is a species of the genus of marsh pitchers; it involves a carnivorous ( präkarnivore ) plant. The species was first discovered in January 2004 by a German expedition in Venezuela.

Description

The plants of the species have a branched rhizome. The seeds are about 1.5 mm long, ovoid and winged.

The leaves of the plant is up to 30 cm in diameter up to 5 cm, at the opening but only up to 3.5 cm wide, depending on the tanning green to deep red hoses. These are in shape of the funnel- shaped leaves other Heliamphora deviation and more like those of the Red pitcher plant ( Sarracenia purpurea ) is similar. This is particularly reinforced this impression by a wide " cap " that is up to 4 x 5 inches tall and slightly bent about the often smaller opening of the tube and is occupied by up to 0.2 mm large glands. The upper part of the leaf interior is smooth and hairless, and clearly separated from the lower hairy part.

Flowers

At up to 60 cm long, glabrous pedicel are usually two to three single flowers up to 5 cm long, occupied with stipules flower stems whose lancet-shaped, white to pink petals around which are four inches long and two inches wide. They include ten 5 to 6 mm long stamens with 7-8 mm long and 1.5 mm wide, oblong - lanceolate anthers. The genus for the rather unusual length of the anthers suggests a closer relationship with Heliamphora Heliamphora heterodoxa and folliculata.

Dissemination

The species is native to several Venezuelan tepuis and in the Gran Sabana.

Etymology

The name Heliamphora is composed of the Greek words for swamp and Krug, the sarracenioides refers to the unusual, hose plant-like appearance of the Art

Swell

  • Thomas Carow: Heliamphora sarracenioides Carow, Wistuba, Harbarth - A new Heliamphoraart from Venezuela, in: The Taublatt 52, 2005, p. . 8-11
  • Thomas Carow, Andreas Wistuba, Peter Harbarth: Heliamphora sarracenioides, a New Species of Heliamphora ( Sarraceniaceae ) from Venezuela, in: carniv. Pl Newslett. 34 ( 1) :4 -6, 2005, online
  • Pitcher plants
  • Insect-eating plant
  • Sarraceniaceae
Asterids
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