Ant plant at my garden

[allenphoon]

casey, have you try place them near your nep which attract most ants? maybe this will encourage them to relocate to there ^^

[caseyhoo]

I grow it side by side with my nepenthes. Maintenance of the plant is same as nepenthes.

[jeff]

for the malaysia peninsular just one variety

M.tuberosa 'armata'

for the sarawak 3 possibility

M.tuberosa 'armata' ; M.tuberosa 'bracteata' ; M.tuberosa 'apoensis'

in sarawak , near what town ?

have you a macro to the clypeoli and alveoli ( on the stem ) ?

but you have reason on the specie , in this region you have just tuberosa , you told me
irian jaya or papua new guinea it would not have been the same thing

jeff

[rhealk]

Interesting to know that they have so much variety.
Unfortunately no macro on the clypeoli and alveoli for the time being.
Do you have macro on your side which can be used as reference?

[kevyn chan]

hi jeff,

i would appreciate too on the macro shots references that you could provide.....tioman island is part of peninsula malaysia however its flora and fauna always has something that is distinct from the mainland.

[caseyhoo]

My ant plant is flowering... small flower is pop out from the "stem" of the plant...

Any idea it will pollinate by it self?

[kevyn chan]

wow, already flowering stage......good.

mine had succumbed from its injuries (rotted because too long submerged in the river)

[jeff]

by it self or by the ant

send me by PM if it possible some picture ( the adult plant , the leaves , the stem with the apex ) for a determination.

jeff

[rhealk]

How big is it when it started flowering?
Mine also flowering and few types of ants moved in but they didn't stay long. Rental too high I guess

Originally Posted by caseyhoo

My ant plant is flowering... small flower is pop out from the "stem" of the plant...

Any idea it will pollinate by it self?

[jeff]

if you start from seeds , 3- 4 years are necessary to have flower then drupe ( seeds inside)

just some ant are infeoded to the ant plant also if their species is not infeoded at these plants they did'nt stay along here in europe it is particulary true

jeff