This one is really mesmerizing pankaj Regards
prasad On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Nepenthes truncata Macfarl. Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Pennsylvania 2: 209 > 1911. > Family: NEPENTHACEAE > > WIKI: Nepenthes truncata is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the > Philippines. It is known from the islands of Dinagat, Leyte, and > Mindanao. The species grows at an elevation of 0–1500 m above sea > level. Nepenthes truncata is characterised by its heart-shaped > (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm > in height. > > Pic taken at 20th WOC Orchid Show, Singapore. > > Regards > Pankaj > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
