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Tag: Nepenthes

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Success tastes like something else for a high-altitude pitcher plant

Hunting at high altitude, where the insects are few, can be difficult. Quite a few pitcher plants prefer to wait for a delivery.

by Fi GennuJanuary 30, 2023January 30, 2023
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Growth & Development

What makes a pitcher plant’s trap so slippery?

Research into the wettability of a pitcher plant’s trap reveals that its the grooves you can see that make it so slippery – and the grooves you can’t.

by Alun SaltJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Growth & Development

What happens to nutrients, after a carnivorous plant has digested its prey?

While carnivorous plants eat insects, they get most of their energy from photosynthesis, like other plants. New research investigates how carnivory affects photosynthesis.

by Alun SaltJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020
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Nepenthes × ventrata
Featured Plant Cuttings

Coeliacs, snakebites and the perils of apricots…

Nigel Chaffey continues his exploration of the unexpected health benefits of some foods.

by Nigel ChaffeyFebruary 27, 2018February 27, 2018
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Wood anatomical sections of Nepenthaceae
Annals of Botany

Evolution of a carnivorous plant’s wood anatomy

by botanyoneJune 15, 2017June 15, 2017
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Chitin-induced nepenthesin activity in the pitcher fluid of Nepenthes alata.
Annals of Botany

Prey-induced responses in carnivorous Nepenthes

by botanyoneSeptember 26, 2016September 22, 2016
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The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory (Review)
Annals of Botany

The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory

This study concludes that traps have lower rates of photosynthesis than leaves, and that leaves have higher rates of photosynthesis after feeding.

by botanyoneJune 26, 2015June 25, 2015
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Root exudates and intraspecific variability in allelopathy
Annals of Botany

Root exudates and intraspecific variability in allelopathy

Results indicate the potential for metabolic profiling as a tool for examining plant–plant interactions.

by botanyoneMay 20, 2015May 18, 2015
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Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants
Annals of Botany

Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants

Fluid from pitchers of four Nepenthes species is studied to determine retention capacity and time-to-kill for different species of ants and flies.

by botanyoneMay 19, 2015May 18, 2015
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Articles

The most efficient trap isn’t always the most deadly trap

by Alun SaltJanuary 19, 2015January 15, 2015
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Climate and capture mechanism in pitcher plants
Annals of Botany

Climate and capture mechanism in pitcher plants

The influence of climate on the mechanisms employed by Nepenthes in prey capture and retention.

by AJ CannFebruary 13, 2014February 5, 2014
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The trap of a pitcher plant
Articles

Adapted to kill: How the pitcher plant traps its prey

by Alun SaltOctober 23, 2013October 23, 2013
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Image: Mariana Ruiz/Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Waste not, want not…

by Nigel ChaffeyNovember 22, 2012November 23, 2012
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Life

Pitcher plant uses power of the rain to trap prey

by annbotJune 18, 2012June 13, 2012
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