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Hi everyone...

Just to tell you guys this new species has been "named" or whatever you guys called it..I don't know if its in the right thread or what..Anyways you might have seen pics of this nice specimen before...So have i..Anyways its already been described also having info in wikipedia..So heres the link to another forum which has a link for info on this new species..
http://pitcherplants.proboards34.com...ay&thread=7273
BTW its name is..

NEPENTHES NAGA!!!!!!

Ken

You mean Nepenthes Dragon??Dragon in Malay is Naga right?

I think a naga is more of snake like water spirt.

Hi guys

Umm i think just think marvin is right cause if you read closely in i think wikipedia naga the malay word = dragon

Ken

Well, just to confuse the issue a little more; I live at a place called "Nagalaya" which translates to 'Abode of the Nagas', which are spirits of the waters, typically illustrated as snakes!

The Naga are also a mythical race of serpentine people who live under water.

Guess all that Dungeon & Dragons when I was younger has come to some use.

Guys,

Another nepenthes been described too. It is Nepenthes Attenboroughii

Nepenthes Naga..cool!

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Originally Posted by shawnintland (Post 14093)

Well, just to confuse the issue a little more; I live at a place called "Nagalaya" which translates to 'Abode of the Nagas', which are spirits of the waters, typically illustrated as snakes!

Nagalaya = Naga's Lair? That sounds so magical!

Btw, the malay word for dragon is naga.

And Shawn, does the local in Samui speaks Thai or their own dialect which I believe has very strong influence of the Pattani/Kelantan language due to their close vicinity.

I just noticed that we are getting a lot of newly discovered nepenthes out of Sumatera and other locations in Indonesia, could this have anything to do with the greater interest in the plants among the Indonesian?

Amelie,

I think it has to do alot with techonolgy and affordable travel.

Go back a decade, when people are still using film based cameras, how many of you have the facilities to scan the film based picture into digital format and then load them into the internet using a dial-up modem operating at 128/256 k bps.

Now, intrepid explorer like Alfindra Primaldhi (longor) and Ma Suska who travel the length and breath of Indonesia to explore for nepenthes are able to download the nepenthes they just capured on their digital cameras in even very remote Papua for the world to see, and seek other knowledge people their opinions about their findings. If needs be they can go back to the field to check based on their suggestions.

It helps too that Longor and Ma Suska have good command of English. I just hope all you youngsters know the importance of English!!! Don't be ashamed if your English is not good, practice makes perfect. Don't go crazy if people point out your mistakes.

I believe the next new nepenthes species to be discribed would be "rhombicaulis" like, again discovered by longor and co.

Choong