Philippe(France) Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Dear all, One year ago I asked if someone know about some carnivorous sites in Nicaragua. I spent one year there, and will spend more time there. During some trips, I found some Utrics. The first I found is an epíphytic plant on the Volcano Concepcion in the Ometepe Island in the south est face. It's grows near 1000m above sea level. It was flowered in September. Thanks to Kamil it said me it was U. praetermissa The volcano During we were climbing The flower The leaves Where they grow When I went to the caribbean coast in December, I saw 2 or 3 Utrics near Pearl Lagoon (Laguna de Perla). The photos are not so good. I would be pleased if you can help me to find another sites there in Nicaragua. I will stay there for a long time. Edited January 22, 2012 by Philippe(France) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Nice scenery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav Macháček Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Utricularia praetermissa love it! Nice utrics And the first photo of the volcano is outstanding... Nice scenery indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Excellent photos - looks to be a beautiful place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I really like the first picture with the volcano but of course the others are also interesting. Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 You were lucky to find those nice plants... and the volcano with cloud ring is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphirion Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 beautiful utrics and photographs! wow, praetermissa! if it werent for the flowers, i think i would have missed them if i were there! the leaves blend in with everything else so well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow, that scenery is stunning!! The yellow aquatic Utric seems to be U.foliosa, whereas the pink one appears to be U.purpurea - if so, this would be (as far as I know) the 1st record of U.purpurea for Nicaragua. Congrats! ;) Thanks! Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe(France) Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I would be pleased to came back there to shot better photos. I was afraid to go into the water! Not for the carnivorous plants but maybe for another bigger animal like crocodile!!?? Maybe I will come back on April. Fernando, do you have some other reports in Nicaragua? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fleischmann Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hello Fernando, I agree regarding the yellow flowered U. foliosa. Among the pinkish-flowered plants, indeed the last flower close-up shown could be a U. purpurea. I would not be too surprised if it occurred in Nicaragua, considering that it was also found in the neighbouring countries. But some of the flowers also clearly belong to U. myriocista (which also is known from neighbouring counties already). Look at the 5th photo from this series (the more whitish flowers) : the plants have a strongly concave upper corolla lip, and a deeply trilobate lower lip, and a very long spur. Do you agree that this is U. myriocista? All the best, Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great shots Philippe. Your praetermissa shots are the best habitat shots I've seen of this species! Thanks for sharing - Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I do not see it Andreas, please point it out. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sorry A., but I don't see it. Looking through the CP Photofinder, all the pics of U.purpurea appear to me to have a concave upper lip. Also the spur is not pointy like U.myriocista and, most importantly, the flower scape is just not thick enough in that pic. And I definitely do not see a trilobate lower lip, but more the typical U.purpurea wide apron-like lower lip. Either way, that one flower is too out of focus to be sure. Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) To be honest Fernando, I also get the impression of U. purpurea. But sure is no positive ID. Don't get in the water. If the plants aren't too far away, maybe a tool could be used? Edited January 28, 2012 by Dave Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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