Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two - Hardback
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Synopsis:
The two genera examined in this spectacular new work are ordered by their botanical classification: the large and diverse genus Nepenthes is handled in both volumes whereas the small genus Cephalotus is considered thereafter in Volume Two. Complimented by more than 400 spectacular images.
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two - Hardback
Pitcher plants include the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants. So-called because they produce highly specialised foliage that takes the form of hollow, water-filled “pitchers”, these extraordinary plants lure and prey upon arthropods and other small animals. The pitcher plants of the Old World also trap the largest prey of all carnivorous plants, including on rare occasions, vertebrates as large as frogs, mice and even rats. This two volume work examines both genera of Old World pitcher plants (Nepenthes and Cephalotus) and documents the ecology and natural diversity of every known species for the first time and in unparalleled detail...
