Vince81 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Hi, Enjoy : N. rafflesiana: N. gracilis: Edited March 14, 2011 by Vince81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hybrid between N. gracilis and N. rafflesiana : N. ampullaria: Hybrid between N. ampullaria and N. gracilis: N. mirabilis var. echinostoma: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Hybrids between the previous one and N. rafflesiana: N. rafflesiana var. elongata: N. albomarginata: Edited April 11, 2011 by Vince81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Before the arrival of termites: After: N. rafflesiana var. gigantea: What I suppose to be a cross between N. rafflesiana var. elongata and N. rafflesiana var. gigantea: A so nice variant of this variety, with wavy leaves: U. minutissima : U. bifida: D. burmanii: Edited April 19, 2011 by Vince81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wow!!!!! All of those plants are really beautiful! TheInactiveMoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svekke Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Very very nice! I assume you had a good guide to show you the good spots?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Hi Vince, wow, really impressive. Also nice to see some natural hybrids. Are some of the Nepenthes and Drosera growing in pure quarz sand? Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Dani Edited March 14, 2011 by Daniel O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Very Nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Lovely selection of plants, and nice photography. Is that a bat in that rafflesiana? If so, I haven't seen that before ... nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binataboy Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Fantastic plants, makes me want to move to the tropics :) Cheers George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penke Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 What the h... are the ampullarias doing on the top of the trees?? Amazing, thanks for sharing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Absolutely stunning photos! Thanks for sharing. Presumably, the bat was roosting in the pitcher? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Amazing! I like the ampullaria pitcher growing in a larger pitcher. Thanks for sharing! Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsivertsen Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 So glad to finally see the "Giant" form of N. raff again! It's been a few decades since I saw one like that! Does anyone have this in their collections yet? - Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Hello, I'm happy you appreciate them Very very nice! I assume you had a good guide to show you the good spots?? I've been in Brunei for only about a month but I had enough time to see and to do some nice things, thank to more than "a good guide" . wow, really impressive. Also nice to see some natural hybrids. Are some of the Nepenthes and Drosera growing in pure quarz sand? Hi Dani, yeah, some hybrids were particularly lovely. Even the classical N. x hookeriana (I forgot to post a picture ). The "wild approach" is obviously pretty responsible of that, as I didn't use to be a fan of hybrids. Indeed, N. rafflesiana and D. burmanii are found mainly on pure quartz sandy areas. N. gracilis also, but, this one grows everywhere . I found N. albomarginata and N. mirabilis var. echinostoma in sandy places too. Fantastic plants, makes me want to move to the tropics :)Cheers George I share this feeling ;-). What the h... are the ampullarias doing on the top of the trees??Amazing, thanks for sharing!!! You surely know already that N. ampullaria has a partial detritivorous diet. It develops carpets of basal pitchers, but also some aerial clumps of basal pitchers which grow directly from the stem. I saw many N. ampullaria which were several meters high, but, with absolutely no pitchers at the extremity of the leaves :-). Very funny. Lovely selection of plants, and nice photography. Is that a bat in that rafflesiana? If so, I haven't seen that before ... nice find. Absolutely stunning photos! Thanks for sharing. Presumably, the bat was roosting in the pitcher? Actually, two bats were in the pitcher. Even if I'm not sure the word "mutualism" is the best one to describe this interaction, you must be aware of this: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/con.../rsbl.2010.1141 So glad to finally see the "Giant" form of N. raff again! It's been a few decades since I saw one like that! Does anyone have this in their collections yet? - Rich I hope some people grow it, as it's an impressive beautiful plant. I would like to have a greenhouse to grow them. Edited March 16, 2011 by Vince81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon.B Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 :O I can't beleive how many variants and hybrids there are! Spectacular! It's really cool how large these plants get in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadja77 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Wow, these photos are awesome! The plants look amazing in their natural habitat. I can't really tell which is the best, all the plants and photos are great. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Fantastic pics Vince. You are in paradise! ;) Many thanks for sharing your experiences with us :) Ries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thanks for posting these photos. It seems that you managed to find a great number of different lowland neps on your trip. I love the variation within N. rafflesiana, the plant with fringed leaf margins looks very interesting. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Amazing pictures. THanks for sharing. I love the wavy leaves variant. I wish that variety can be introduced in cultivation somehow. How many plnts looked like that? Was it just a single individual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 :O I can't beleive how many variants and hybrids there are! Spectacular!It's really cool how large these plants get in the wild. I agree, from my point of view, a pitcher of a Nepenthes was something which was rarely larger than my hand ... the pleasure of growing Nepenthes in a terrarium. Hi Ries. I'm happy you liked them ;-). Thanks for posting these photos. It seems that you managed to find a great number of different lowland neps on your trip. I love the variation within N. rafflesiana, the plant with fringed leaf margins looks very interesting. Indeed, this one was very beautiful. I'm not sure it was a unique specimen, as I didn't check a lot of this variety, but, I saw only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Rafflesianas, Gracilis, Ampullarias, Bicals...how boring!!! No, I only wanted to tease you! A trip to the wild populations is always rewarding as we can see here again. Impressive plants, Bical and Raffs are among my favourites anyway. But that Raff x Echinostoma hybrid is just mind-blowing! You´ve done a great job as a photo reporter! Thanks ans bye, Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliesin Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Omg, they are all so amazing. To bad i wont ever have room for plants like that. Edited March 21, 2011 by Taliesin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Wow, amazing the variety in such a small country! The bat pics are truly fantastic! Thanks, Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince81 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Rafflesianas, Gracilis, Ampullarias, Bicals...how boring!!! No, I only wanted to tease you! A trip to the wild populations is always rewarding as we can see here again. Impressive plants, Bical and Raffs are among my favourites anyway. But that Raff x Echinostoma hybrid is just mind-blowing! You´ve done a great job as a photo reporter! Thanks ans bye, Andreas Hahaha, nice to hear from you Andreas . Thank you. Indeed Fernando. There are also some other species of Nepenthes, but, I didn't have the opportunity to see them. Nevermind, I was already completely satisfied :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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