Nepenthes rajah

Nepenthes rajah is een bekerplant uit de familie Nepenthaceae. De vleesetende plant is endemisch op Mount Kinabalu en de naastgelegen Mount Tambuyukon op Sabah in Maleisisch Borneo. De plant vangt niet alleen insecten maar kan door de grootte van de beker ook kleine zoogdieren vangen.

It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Assessor(s):, Clarke, C.

Reviewer( s):, Von Arx, B. Range Description: This species is known from Sabah (Mt. Kinabalu and Mt. Tamboyukon), Borneo. Countries occurrence: Native: Malaysia.

These arthropods are thought to provide the plant with vital nitrogen and phosphorus, which it cannot obtain any other way. Pitchers are the largest carnivorous plants, and the largest pitchers grow in Borneo. Their colours are green, variously tinted and mottled with red or purple. The finest yet known were obtained on the summit of Kini-balou, in North-west Borneo.

Photograph by Charles Clarke - used with permission.

One of the biggest and well known species. Please note: This species is protected under appendix I of WA. The paperwork for WA I species is a very complicated process and takes several weeks from application to receiving the . Statut de conservation UICN.

In February last year I bought a very mature N. With a leafspan of around 80cm, and a similar stem length, I guessed that it. Maar de vorm van de bekers heeft een andere functie. Available plant is ~2-in diameter, potted in pots.

EnglishNames: Pitcher- plant Giant, Pitcher-plant Kinabalu, Pitcher-plant Tropical Giant. Greenwood M(1), Clarke C, Lee CC, Gunsalam A, Clarke RH. The largest species of pitcher plant in the world - an endemic from Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia. Author information: (1)School of . Wat je gaat leren: in de 1ste les: “gesprekken voeren over onderwerp.

The plant offers nectar inside its li which is frequently licked off by the tree shrews in the daytime. While licking, the shrew often sits over the opening of the pitcher, defecating or urinating. This species of insectivorous plant is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighboring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysiam Borneo.

The cup-shaped structure seen here attracts and traps insects.

It contains digestive fluids that dissolve its prey, providing nutrition to the . This study revealed the first known mutualism between a carnivorous plant and a mammal. The discovery sparked a sudden scientific interest in the giant plants that eat meat. Burbidge erstmals lebende Exemplare für die britische Firma Veitch Nurseries. Da die Kulturbedingungen zu . A unique species in the Seychelles has sometimes been placed in the genus Anurosperma.

The center of distribution of the genus is . Rajah but I am not sure if I could care for it. I can prvide plenty of humidity and the soil mix is no problem. But i am not sure about temperatures. They are my main weakness when it comes to reducing them at night.

How can I do this inside of my house in a terrarium?