Pitcher-plants of Borneo

Pitcher-plants of Borneo
Author: Anthea Phillipps
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1996
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Few carnivorous plants fuelthe imagination more thanpitcher plants. Chapters coverhistory, biology, ecology, andfolklore, and a detailed account of the 40 species found in Borneo -- all illustrated in colour.

A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sabah

A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sabah
Author: Charles Clarke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Nepenthes
ISBN: 9789838120579

A pictorial guide to 20 Nepenthes species found growing in Sabah. Extensively illustrated throughout in colour, with a very useful introductory chapter covering biology, distribution and habitats. Ideal for collectors and growers and a very useful concise field guide.

Slipper Orchids of Borneo

Slipper Orchids of Borneo
Author: Phillip Cribb
Publisher: Natural History Publications (Borneo)
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1997
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Slipper orchids, of the genus Paphiopedilum, vie with pitcher plants as Borneo's most spectacularplants. Sadly, many are now rare in the wild and threatened with extinction. In this book, the history, taxonomy, distribution and biology of these extraordinary plants are described. Illustratedthroughout with all the species described pictured.

Wild Borneo

Wild Borneo
Author:
Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

"Wild Borneo is a beautifully photographed and eloquently written celebration of Borneo's gorgeous scenery, vast wealth of plant and animal life, and fascinating local peoples. Also featured in depth are efforts to protect the island's rainforests - world hotspots of species biodiversity - and to build a long-term global approach to conserving the multitude of natural treasures found on this unique, spectacular island." -- dust jacket.

Sarraceniaceae of South America

Sarraceniaceae of South America
Author: Stewart McPherson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Sarraceniaceae
ISBN: 9780955891878

"Sarraceniaceae of South America" is one part of a two-part monograph providing the first complete study of the full diversity, ecology and taxonomy of all recognised species of the three genera of Sarraceniaceae, a family of pitcher plants, namely Darlingtonia, Heliamphora and Sarracenia. This volume examines all species of Heliamphora from the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. All known species are illustrated in full detail for the very first time, including many that have been discovered only very recently. Notably, the description of one spectacular new species of Heliamphora is included in the Appendix of this work and is documented in detail. Complete with up-to-date conservation assessments, distribution maps and accounts of the wild ecology and habitats of each species of Sarraceniaceae, this work is a major and definitive taxonomic revision for all three genera of true pitcher plants of the New World. Visually beautiful and comprehensive, these books will appeal to both general readers and specialists who are interested in the natural history, diversity, ecology and relationships of Darlingtonia, Heliamphora and Sarracenia.

Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi

Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi
Author: Stewart McPherson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012
Genre: Carnivorous plants
ISBN: 9781908787019

"Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Sulawesi" is a beautifuland colourful overview of the eleven species of Sulawesian pitcherplants (Nepenthes). Several species featured in this work havebeen discovered only in the last two years and are documented herefor the very first time.This lavishly illustrated guide book consists of a shortintroduction to Nepenthes, followed by an overview of the speciesknown from Sulawesi (complete with full page map). Each species isthen profiled over two pages with the use of three images (most ofwhich have never been published before) and a brief, but detailedtext summary written in clear, easy-to-understand English.Concluding sections cover Nepenthes hybrids, conservation ofSulawesian pitcher plants, Bibliography, Index and About theAuthors.The species documented in this work are:N. eymaeN. glabrataN. gracilisN. hamataN. maximaN. mirabilisN. nigra ined.N. pitopangiiN. tentaculataN. tomorianaN. undulatifolia ined.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia
Author: Kamarudin Mat Salleh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007
Genre: Rafflesia
ISBN: 9789838121217