Heliamphora tatei

Heliamphora tatei

Heliamphora tatei is a species of the genus of marsh pitchers ( Heliamphora ) from the family of Pitcher plants ( Sarraceniaceae ). This präkarnivore plant thrives on the tepuis, the mesas of South America.

Description

Heliamphora tatei is a perennial herbaceous plant. The plant height H. tatei be described quite differently: Barthlott et al. specify a height of up to 4 m in particular for exposed locations. This for Heliamphora species unusually high plant height is due to the growth form. While all the other Heliamphora species indigenous form rosettes to Heliamphora tatei characterized by branched, shrub -like growth. At the end of the respective branches are arranged in rosettes, the leaves, which are the traps. These are up to 40 cm long, are initially green and lush color with time into red and beige tones.

At up to 50 cm long Blütenstandsschäften the flowers are arranged in a racemose inflorescence. The flowers are white after opening, but are colored red later.

System

Heliamphora tatei was first described in 1931 by Henry Gleason.

There are varieties and forms of Heliamphora tatei known and are described, some authors see this as distinct species:

  • Heliamphora tatei Gleason var tatei
  • Heliamphora tatei f macdonaldae ( Gleason ) Steyerm.
  • Heliamphora tatei var neblinae ( Maguire ) Steyerm.
  • Heliamphora tatei var neblinae f parva ( Maguire ) Steyerm.

Distribution and habitat

Heliamphora tatei forms relatively large stocks of in so-called white-sand savannas. She lives like all Heliamphora species on the tepuis, the mesas of South America. It grows in southern Venezuela and Guyana, the only variety Heliamphora tatei var neblinae occurs on the mountain Pico de la Neblina, over which the border between Venezuela and Brazil runs, which Heliamphora tatei is also found in the extreme north of Brazil. Occasionally it grows associated with the carnivorous Brocchinia reducta.

Swell

  • Barthlott, Porembski, Seine, Theisen: carnivores, biology and culture of carnivorous plants, Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart 2004 ISBN 3-8001-4144-2
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