Re: Upper pitchers of N. ampullaria
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Tue, 28 May 96 18:57 EDT
> From: TANWK <TANWK@AM.NIE.AC.SG>
>
>
> The upper pitchers of N. ampullaria are tiny. They are cone-shaped,
> about
> 1.3 cm (half-an-inch) in diameter and about 1.5 cm deep. The pitcher
> is tilted at such an angle that any liquid contents would probably
> flow out. Also, the pitchers are usually empty which would suggest
> that the reponse to "Have you eaten yet?" would be "No".
> Incidentally, do you know of anyone who has managed to get such
> pitchers from cultivated plants in their collections?
Wee Kiat,
Nope, I have not heard/seen of cultivated N.ampullaria upper
pitches yet. Of course, I haven't been growing CP for that long
either, about 2+ years growing Nepenthes. Is there a difference
in elevation for the populations which grow the upper pitchers?
Or any other differences?
Dave Evans