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Heliamphora
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The genus Heliamphora contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is f
H chimantensis 2
H chimantensis 2
Illustration of Heliamphora nutans from John Muirhead Macfarlane's 1908 monograph on the genus (A: entire plant; B: androecium; C: stamen; D: pistil;
Illustration of Heliamphora nutans from John Muirhead Macfarlane's 1908 monograph on the genus (A: entire plant; B: androecium; C: stamen; D: pistil; E: transverse section of the ovary; F: seed, with the testa; G: vertical section of the seed; H: embryo)
Flowers of H. pulchella
Flowers of H. pulchella
Evolutionary History of Heliamphora inferred from nuclear DNA. The evolutionary time is represented in millions of years. The node bars represent unce
Evolutionary History of Heliamphora inferred from nuclear DNA. The evolutionary time is represented in millions of years. The node bars represent uncertainty in ancestral age estimations.
Carnivorous plant
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Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods, and occasionally small mammals and
Heliamphora
…helos, meaning "marsh", so a more accurate translation of their scientific name would be marsh pitcher plants. Species in the genus Heliamphora are carnivorous plants that consist of a modified leaf form that is fused into a tubular shape. They have evolved mechanisms to attract, trap, and kill insects; and control…
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes lowii, a tropical pitcher plant that supplements its carnivorous diet with tree shrew droppings.
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes lowii, a tropical pitcher plant that supplements its carnivorous diet with tree shrew droppings.
Darlingtonia californica: note the small entrance to the trap underneath the swollen "balloon" and the colourless patches that confuse prey trapped in
Darlingtonia californica: note the small entrance to the trap underneath the swollen "balloon" and the colourless patches that confuse prey trapped inside.
Brocchinia reducta: a carnivorous bromeliad
Brocchinia reducta: a carnivorous bromeliad