Kingdom Plantae Family Nepenthaceae Scientific name Nepenthes truncata Rank Species | Genus Nepenthes Higher classification Tropical pitcher plants | |
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Similar Tropical pitcher plants, Nepenthes veitchii, Nepenthes ventricosa, Nepenthes lowii, Nepenthes sibuyanensis | ||
Enjoy your meal part 1 mice eating nepenthes truncata
Nepenthes truncata (/nᵻˈpɛnθiːz trʌŋˈkɑːtə/; from Latin: truncatus = terminating abruptly) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from the islands of Dinagat, Leyte, and Mindanao. The species grows at an elevation of 0–1500 m above sea level. Nepenthes truncata is characterised by its heart-shaped (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.
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- Enjoy your meal part 1 mice eating nepenthes truncata
- Nepenthes truncata feeding on crickets
- Carnivory
- Natural hybrids
- References
Nepenthes robcantleyi was once considered a dark, highland form of this species.
Nepenthes truncata feeding on crickets
Carnivory
On September 29, 2006, at the Botanical Gardens in Lyon, France, a Nepenthes truncata was photographed containing the decomposing corpse of a mouse. This incident is the first record of a mammal being successfully trapped in the pitchers of N. truncata. Both N. rajah and N. rafflesiana are known to occasionally catch small mammals in the wild.
Natural hybrids
