Borneo Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Here are some photos of Nepenthes jamban, a newly described highland species from Indonesia. Discovered by Ch'ien Lee, this amazing species is in cultivation now. So far it seems to be a vigorous and easy grower and also a prolific producer of pitchers, which is good news for everyone! Appropriately, 'jamban' is the Indonesian word for 'toilet' More and better photos are available on Ch'ien's website www.wildborneo.com.my PLEASE NOTE - these photos are copyrighted. Please contact either Ch'ien or myself if you wish to reproduce them. Intermediate pitchers in habitat Upper pitcher in habitat Lower pitcher in habitat Intermediate pitcher in habitat Upper pitcher in habitat Upper pitchers in habitat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wow.. Fantastic looking Nep! They are like little tiny toilet bowls, with a lid. Love it. :) Fantastic colours and shapes too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 And great photos, too! I just visited Chien's web site and I am totally impressed. I only can recommend anyone to visit this site! Thanks for sharing, Rob. Though I am no nepenthes enthusiast, this species is a very derirable plant. But "easy to grow"... well for an experienced nepenthes grower perhaps,or if you live in Borneo ... Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borneo Posted October 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 And great photos, too! I just visited Chien's web site and I am totally impressed. I only can recommend anyone to visit this site!Thanks for sharing, Rob. Though I am no nepenthes enthusiast, this species is a very derirable plant. But "easy to grow"... well for an experienced nepenthes grower perhaps,or if you live in Borneo ... Regards Martin Ch'ien's a talented photographer - no doubt about it....and I wish I still did live in Borneo but I'm now in Sri Lanka which is also a great place to be - despite what you may hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Thanks for showing the photos. You say it is vigorous grower, do you know from which altitude it grows, highland bordering to intermediate or in the higher range? The other species (on Ch'iens web site) was rather nice looking too, if not as spectacular. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilacina Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi Rob, can you tell us sth.about the time this species will be available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Gasp ! What a wonderful species! I'm speechless. It seems to be related to Nepenthes tenuis, inermis, dubia and jacquelinae, isn't it? François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi, good joice-the name is good ;). Yéah it is looking like a hbyrid between dubia and jacquelinae, to me... Regards, Moritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Crane Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Amazing... to share newly found and recently cultivated plants is a joy to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amori Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I was wondering when either you (Rob) or Ch'ien were going to make this public! ;) Very nice species indeed, I can't wait to get mine! Cheers Amori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 When it will be avaliable ? ;) Greets, Moritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_flytrap_kid Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Amazing!! Fantastic shape. Probably one of the most surreal neps I've seen Great stuff ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikazee Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wow! Nice pictures! This species is very beautifull :love7: Thank your Ch'ien and Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Damn, now i have to find more space.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 They are beautiful plants, I can see why they are called 'toilet' the only thing missing is the chain to flush them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytrap_canada Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Beautiful pics of a beautiful plant. ... well done! ...would write ... more...but just got this urge to go to the loo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRFxtreme Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Those upper pitchers are fantastic! The lower ones look a lot like N. tenuis. I wonder if you could grow one in the brutal heat of Miami.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Thanks much for posting, Rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borneo Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 I wonder if you could grow one in the brutal heat of Miami.. Probably not! We've found it grows well at 25 deg C max day down to 13 deg C min night, although it may be OK outside those ranges. Miami would be OK if you want to cook it and serve it as a very rare entre.. Humidity above 70% and lots of light seems to do the trick. Here's a photo I took this morning of the largest of the seedlings we have growing under those conditions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Amazing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipster Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 I love it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Looks similar to Wistuba's "Nepenthes sp. nov. Sumatra", presumably a close relative of that one :?: Great looking species Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onny Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Hi Rob I didn't see N. jamban when I visited your nursery last month. I think It happened because you made me drank with a lot of species and big pitcher in Nuwara Eliya Warm regards to Chien Lee Onny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesara Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Wow Great photos,another fantastic plant to add to an ever lengthening want list 8) Bye for now Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAga73 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Oh Thanks Rob! Old Bonn EEE Times! :) Waiting to have more news about them! So...you told..they should be intermediate nepenthes,right? About 1200-1800 mt altitude? Bye! Mr_Aga Milan - ITALY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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