Nepenthes attenboroughii (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˌ æ t ən ˈ b ʌr i aɪ,-ˌ æ t ən b ə ˈ r oʊ ɡ i aɪ /), or Attenborough's pitcher plant, [3] is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes.It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, [4] [5] who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characterised by its ...

2009年8月20日 · The pitcher plant is the world's second largest and can grow to more than 4 feet tall, with a pitcher-shaped structure filled with liquid. The plant secretes nectar around its mouth to lure rats ...

2009年8月11日 · The pitcher plant is among the largest of all pitchers and is so big that it can catch rats as well as insects in its leafy trap. During the same expedition, botanists also came across strange pink ferns and blue mushrooms they could not identify. The botanists have named the pitcher plant after British natural history broadcaster David ...

2018年10月31日 · The rat-eating pitcher plant is the second-largest discovery in the pitcher family. Technically pitcher plants include examples from a few families rather than one family and encompass around 600 species. The title for the world's largest pitcher plant goes to another variety of rat-eating pitchers, Nepenthes rajah, which was discovered in 1858 ...

2013年10月20日 · These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop. ... When pitcher plants were first seen by botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1859, he described them ...

2020年2月11日 · They're so big, in fact, that when they were discovered in 2009 by a British botanist, some news reports pegged them as "rat-eating" pitcher plants. Though that was a bit of an exaggeration, researchers later observed a shrew that had fallen into a pitcher and watched as it was slowly digested over the course of a couple of months.

2009年8月18日 · Nepenthes northiana - the carnivorous pitcher plant prepares to tuck into a rat. The giant pitcher plants were located on Mount Victoria in Palawan, central Philippines by a team led by UK ...

This plant is a botanical booby trap.Meet the Pitcher Plant.The pitcher plant is like nature's very own fine dining establishment, complete with a deceptive ...

2009年9月29日 · Pitcher plants are found in four major families, but most are in Nepenthaceae and Sarraceniaceae.6 Pitfall traps are similar in all pitcher plants; however, there are unique permutations in the trapping details depending on the species and habitat. For example, in the northern pitcher (Figure 1—Sarracenia purpurea) downward facing hairs make it difficult for insects to turn around and get ...

2014年5月26日 · In 2011, a team of scientists lead by Monash University carnivorous plant expert Dr. Charles Clarke published their findings after studying interactions between tree shrews, rats, and N. rajah.The ...