fly Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Hello All, I have been off the forum for a while as back in August 2005 we took time off to travel round the world. One of the first and MUCH anticipated stops was Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo, where we were very much looking forward to seeing the CPs. Unfortunately I contracted viral bronchitis in Thailand and was banned from any physical activity whatsoever, including diving, trekking and most importantly, walking up mountains. This meant that I got to see the Neps around the base, but missed out on all the ones up the mountain including the Villosa! Luckily my fiance took masses of pics of the Villosa forest which looked totally amazing. Sadly we didn't get to see any lowii, but we did get to see a Rajah that held 3 litres of liquid - pic included. We also saw Neps in Vietnam, and tonnes of Drosera in Brazil and South Africa - we may need ids on some of those in the near future... Anyway, here are some of the photos we took whilst there - I haven't got all the names to hand right now so apologies for the lack in labels... [/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 WOW!! Do you have the pics in high res?? I would love to get a nice nepenthes wallpaper. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Yes we do - if you PM me your email and the one/s you want I can send them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Truly magnificent pictures Fly . Thank you very much for sharing. By the way, the stars of the day are Nepenthes burbidgeae and Nepenthes rajah! Friendly, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Earl Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Outstanding! It's as simple as that....outstanding! =D> Trust you are well and truly over the Bronchitis. I've had a good bout of it myself while climbing in the Alps and it is no picnic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugoMorse Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Superb photo's and sorry to hear that you were ill. Do you have more photo's to post? ... Please :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Those are some great looking neps. Nice shots! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks! And thanks for the reminder on the ids - how could I forget I did get over the bronchitis, but it put paid both to seeing the villosa forest (GUTTED!) and to diving off Borneo and West Australia so it was a pain. Anyway, here are a few more pics of the Neps at Kinabalu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 'Gasp' Nepenthes villosa is not an overrated species. This is what i call an object of desire. I will definitively give it a try (and better make not a mess of it. I can already hear Insektenfang Darth Vader's laughter ) Thanks again for sharing Fly. Friendly, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Second batch is full of some gorgeous looking pitchers! Great shots! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesara Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Wow Great photos ,shame you got ill though Bye for now Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=Joel=- Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Amazing pictures !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amori Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Stunning pictures, much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakozord Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Fabulous photos! Thanks for sharing. Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 'I will definitively give it a try (and better make not a mess of it. I can already hear Insektenfang Darth Vader's laughter ) Easy, just model Mt. Kinabalu in your garden. Though it may prove a bit of a hike for watering duty... :mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 'I will definitively give it a try (and better make not a mess of it. I can already hear Insektenfang Darth Vader's laughter ) Easy, just model Mt. Kinabalu in your garden. Though it may prove a bit of a hike for watering duty... :mrgreen: I will just, like old Heraklès, divert a river from its bed! You naughty Hideous king! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmie Hansen Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Lovely pics. I hope I can go there soon. Did you notis anything about the conditions they growed in such as soil,temperature etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks guys! Couldn't comment on the conditions I'm afraid as it was quite a long time ago now. Most of the Neps we saw ie the rajas and burbs were in one special area, the 'Nepenthes Walk', on a slope. The villosas were growing along the path up the mountain but I couldn't tell you the specifics (especially as I didn't get to see them... :cry: ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Oops, how could I have overseen new pics are added! I hope to make a trip to Kinabalu, too, before I disappear in a coffin! And I hope I´ll see those tremendous pitchers one day on my own plants, too - and may it be the last day in my life! :suave: Great pics by the way! Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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