Fredders Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 (edited) Hi guys Here's part 3.1: The Mesilau Nature Centre and N. rajah in its natural habitat. The Mesilau Nature Centre is a beautiful location where a reserve has been set up for the preservation of a natural N. rajah site. N. tentaculata is also endemic to the site, plus you can see plants of N. burbidgeae, N. fusca and the hybrid between those two N. x burbidgeae x fusca. These plants have been transplanted to this location. Surprisingly it's ownly a couple of hundred metres to reach this site, but you must book and have a ranger take you to the site. But it's a must to visit. The Mesilau Nature Centre with Mount Kinabalu in the background. The Mesilau Nature Centre. A view of the natural habitat from the bridge where N. rajah and the other Neps are growing. Landslide are also a common occurance here. N. rajah; one of the first pitchers we saw. A huge N. rajah pitcher. Me with the N. rajah pitcher. This one measured around 35 cm in size. Another huge pitcher. This one must have had close to 1.5-2 litres inside the pitcher as it was extremely heavy. N. rajah A nice new pitcher that had recently opened with stunning vivid colouration. An older pitcher of N. rajah. As the pitchers get older they generally get darker in colour and the peristome can become a deep red brown. An impressive N. rajah male flower spike. Me with a couple of massive adult plants with huge pitchers. The leaves on these plants were at least 50 cm long. It makes you wonder how old some of these plants actually are. Me again with one of the huge pitchers An upper pitcher of N. rajah, a rare occurance. N. rajah and N. tentaculata growing side by side. Some N. tentaculata plants endemic to the location. A close up of one of the stunning dark pitchers of N. tentaculata. A view of the Nepenthes habitat coming back down, it didn't look that steep going up! More to come soon. Part 3.2 - Mesilau Nature Reserve - N. burbidgeae and N. fusca Cheers Steve Edited October 12, 2007 by Fredders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 WOW....that's incredible! Those pitchers and leaves are really huge! And the Rajah upper pitcher is new for me! Thank you for sharing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..:griso:.. Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Stunning!! :smile: :biggrin: I've never seen an upper pitcher of N. Rajah!! Thanks a lot :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytrapcody Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 NICE PLANTS! Cant wait for 3.2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Those smilies have grins almost as wide as Steve's. Can't say that I blame him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgecko Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 That would be a hike I'd love to make sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytrap_canada Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Wow! Great photos Steve. Absolutely spectacular. Thanks for sharing your photos. It's always nice to see habitat photos so we can appreciate the sorts of conditions our beauties hail from. So, based on the way you (and some of the other people in the photos) are dressed, the ambient temperatures were fairly pleasant? ie. not too cold? And the soil looks sort of loose and clay-like. thanks! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest !spillo! Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Wonderful Pics! That plants are fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Stunning plants, very spectacular, as well as the views! Thanks for showing (that counts also for the previous parts). Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Jaw dropping . Staggering. Thanks for sharing. François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 oh my god. Is that what heaven looks like? man!! can u please please please give some higher resolution photos of the rajah. those are fantastic. WOW! damn thats cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Wow!! Truly amazing! I especially loved that picture of you next to the massive plants! I hope to go there some day too! Congrats, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesara Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Fantastic,that Rajah is a monster.Looking forward to the next part :-) Bye for now Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxposwillo Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Those Rajahs are HUGE!!! I wish I could go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 That place is a must for Nepenthes aficionados to visit! I have been there in 5 years ago. Its amazing all those N. rajahs you see there. Regards, Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusflytrapman Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 That is the second upper pitcher of rajah I have saw, they seem to be very different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredders Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Jeremiah went to the Mesilau Nature Reserve 2-3 weeks after us, and by then the upper pitcher had fully opened and turned red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflytrap Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 NICE.....!!! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Giant plants, thanks for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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