!!!!!!!!!!!! Rain of Nepenthes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Nepenthes sanguinea Lindl. > Family: NEPENTHACEAE > > Pic taken at WOC Orchid Show, Singapore. > > WIKI: Nepenthes sanguinea is a large and vigorous Nepenthes pitcher > plant species, native to the Malay Peninsula, where it grows at > 900–1800 m altitude. The pitchers are variable in size, from 10–30 cm > tall, and range from green and yellow to orange and red. The insides > of the pitchers are usually speckled with its two main colors. It was > introduced to Victorian Britain around 1847 by Cornish plant hunter > and botanist Thomas Lobb via the Veitch Nurseries. > > 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) >
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
