The 7th plant and its ID

[kltower]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your input.

What Stewart is trying to say is that when we buy H. nutans, we invariably get H. glabra x nutans hybrid. This is a natural occurring hybrid. And when they cross back with the parents they are hard to distinguish. It is like buying N. alata and ending up with N x Venrata!

I have studied a few photos of heterodoxa, nutans and heterodoxa x nutans (http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Heliamphora.html). If you look at heterodoxa x nutans hybrid you will see that the wing occur very high up, close to the opening (http://www.fotop.net/averyorchids/He...nutans?r=fotop) whereas, nutans and glabra x nutans wings appear close to the ventricose.

In fact, if you compare our plants with photos of H. nutans, you will think they are H. nutans. One typical H. nutans photo (http://www.bestcarnivorousplants.org...sr72-1281.html). Then again this could be a hybrid too!

Choong

[eric_sow]

Hmm... very interesting discussion. Guess we need to wait till plant be mature to identify again. This is my Heliamphora picture.

[kentosaurs]

Man those guys are nice!!! Regreted that i missed the event...I shall get it one day.

Ken

[edwardyeeks]

Hmmm, I see that the heliamphora glabra pitchers has a very straight pitcher. As in compared to nutans, the middle of the pitcher is straight, not constricted a little.

Cheers

[kltower]

Here is a photo of the plant with flowers - taken at YG Park. Sorry I didn't focus the flower properly.

[plantlover]

WHAT!!!YG Park have Heliams!!!

[Varhoon Vystra]

U have a lot of plants there........I worship u man.

[kentosaurs]

Hi Choong......

Wow when i look at the pic it really made me scratch my head.......Where is the flower hmmmmm until suddenly i realise it was just in front of my eyes..... Great pics.

Ken