An international team of researchers led by Dr Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol investigated two tropical pitcher plant species growing separated by 4000km of open ocean: the Slender ...

An international team of researchers led by Dr Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol investigated two tropical pitcher plant species growing separated by 4000km of open ocean: the Slender ...

First recorded in 1859, Nepenthes rajah is the largest of the pitcher plants. These carnivorous wonders feature liquid-filled cavities that lure and trap insects.

Background The Palaeotropical pitcher plant genus Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) is characterized by specialized nutrient sequestration strategies, narrow endemism, and a patchy distribution in which ...

An exotic plant species previously unknown to science has been discovered growing in a hothouse in London’s famous Kew Gardens. Botanists discovered the carnivorous pitcher plant – now named ...