As flores das Nepenthes nao possuem pétalas ou sepalas verdadeiras. No entanto, apresentam quatro pequenas tepalas (conjunto de envoltorios florais) abaixo da antera ou do estigma, dependendo do sexo da planta. O vento provavelmente carrega a maioria do polen ate a flor feminina, mas as tépalas produzem nectar que atraem agentes polinizadores como formigas, besouros e pequenas moscas, o que explica o aroma.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Common Name: Tropical pitcher plant
Scientific Name: Nepenthes khasiana
Location: Itu, SP, Brasil
Suggested Reading:
D'AMATO, P. he Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ed. Ten Speed Press, 1998.
Posted on January 2, 2010
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