stewart Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Dear Fellow CP enthusiasts, I just returned from an expedition with Greg Bourke to study various CPs in the remote Cape York peninsula of Australia. It was a fascinating trip and the three nepenthes there are extremely interesting. I was a little skeptical about how distinct N. rowanae and N. tenax are from N. mirabilis. However on seeing these plants in the wild, I completely agree with Charles's description. While there are so many hybrids of these three species across the swamplands of Cape York (in fact, the majority of Nepenthes we found are hybrids) the distinct species are very clearly different and easy to see in the field. Note the spectacular colouration of the N. mirabilis. The plants in Cape York were certainly the most beautiful specimens of this species that I have seen anywhere! Anyway, I thought I would post these images here. I hope you like the photos! I will upload alot more shortly to http://www.redfernnaturalhistory.com/gallery My best regards to you all, Stewart Drosera indica Drosera indica Drosera indica Drosera indica Drosera indica Drosera indica Drosera lanata Nepenthes mirabilis Nepenthes mirabilis (or possibly a distant hybrid) Nepenthes tenax Nepenthes rowanae Nepenthes rowanae Nepenthes rowanae Nepenthes rowanae Nepenthes rowanae x mirabilis or tenax or complicated hybrid with all three species Byblis liniflora Byblis liniflora Byblis liniflora Byblis liniflora Byblis liniflora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor b. Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) Hi Stewart, amazing pictures! Very healthy plants from all species. I most liked the N. rowanae and B. liniflora. These Byblis look quite different from the plants we use to see in cultivation. Thanks for sharing. Edited June 26, 2008 by vitor b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredders Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Good to see you and Greg had a good time up there Stewart. Fantastic pics once again. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Wow, what an amazing array of pitchers from just three species and their hybrids! I really hope to get up to Cape York sometime soon and see some for myself. Thanks for sharing pics of some Neps which seem to be rarely photographed. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Great images Stewart, I love those red D.indica and the B.liniflora look very nice growing in the water. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Great Photos Tenax is a lovely plant. The first Indica photo is excellent, great lighting :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hey Stew! Congrats, what lovely pictures! I especially liked the D.indica, they look fabulous! I'd also forgotten that D.lanata grew in Cape York, nice! Best wishes, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davion Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 'Sounds'-like We're In-for an Interesting JUNE-CA Read Then Fellas, ... Well-Done. The March-Edition Should-be Arriving on European-Doorsteps THIS-Week With Another Iconic Front-Cover (see-Above). By-the-Way: This Species of Wattle (Acacia) is Coming-in to-Flower and Should Go ... B-L-O-O-M Around The Whole-Neighbourhood Soon as well-as: 'Started'-to-Lose Some-of-'Berries' This-past-Week so-You Should By-Right Be-Out There Collecting Drosera-praefolia Seed about Now as The Drosera-whittakerii Start to Open Their First-Flowers. >(*U^)< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi Stewart, great pictures from very nice species , sure it has been a nice trip. Most i like the red D. indica plants, the Byblis liniflora growing in water and the N. rowanae, what a nice Nepenthes. How big are the pitchers from N. rowanae? Thanks for sharing these pictures, i can´t expect the next pictures. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 The D. indica and B. liniflora are amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadave Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Great photos, The lanata and byblis were a nice surprise addition to the nepenthes thread. Cheers, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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