cactustts : New discovery

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« Thread Started on Jun 27, 2007, 12:51am » Hey all, a new and said to be one of the largest species is found in Philippines!!!

http://pitcherplants.proboards34.com/ind....82854647&page=1 Link to Post - Back to Top 60.49.106.248TSDavid
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« Reply #1 on Jun 27, 2007, 8:50am » Such beauty. My only dissapointment is that it is a highlander. I would never be able to gor it to its full potential in my lowland conditions.

Would be great if more lowlander species were found. I am sure there are other spectacular lowland species like rafflesiana that have not been found yet.

If this is truely a new species, then N. rajah has met its match. It will no longer be the largest nep. Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedMy Wantlisttarence
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« Reply #2 on Jun 27, 2007, 9:51am » My Mum always told me that if I had nothing nice to say, I`d better just shuttup. But I can`t....it`s so ugly ! Big & ugly......heheh. Apologies to the nep......If I had it growing in my garden, i`ll be afraid of it. It might just swallow up my dog. *wink* Link to Post - Back to Top 203.106.226.24holttumii
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« Reply #3 on Jun 27, 2007, 5:26pm » Thanks for the info, ts.
Weird? The link does not work for me?!

Then, I search for "largest species in Philippines" in that forum, I found it. It is such a beauty. How great if we have a lowlander that looks like that.

[bactrus]

Having read Steward's book. Originally it is named Nep DA in his website http://www.redfernnaturalhistory.com/nepenthes_sp

Now I know (guess) DA stands for David Attenborough the famous British Naturalist. Steward please correct me if I am wrong. I have high respect for that man for he has educated me and many other people about nature. So the genus is named in David Attenborough's honour Nepenthes attenboroughii.

Accoding to Steward, it is a intermediate/highland plant. Growing in windswept open country. It prefers direct sunlight therefore capable of forming upright stems though it does have scrambling ones too. The pitcher can hold up to 1.5 litres of water in the limited sample the expedition found. They are sure there are others which will contain more liquid. Read more on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_attenboroughii

Cannot recall more. May add more later. I have no regret buying those two books. Excellent!

[marvin1997]

Here's the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth...00/8195029.stm
But this one says its discovered earlier:
http://www.redfernnaturalhistory.com...attenboroughii
And a cousin of the N.rajah.Anyone hope to get them?

[kentosaurs]

It was discovered some time back.......but quite recently described

[TranMinh]

Nice hope BE or MT will offer it soon !