Orangutan pitcher plant (Nepenthes pongoides) basking in the sun. (Credit: Alastair S. Robinson.) Nonetheless, such a tiny range predisposes this species to extinction. Dr Robinson and co-authors ...

Moisten the growing medium and allow it to drain so that it's moist but not soggy. Identify the climbing stem of the plant. Take a tip cutting with at least 3 leaves, making the cut with the razor ...

Dr Alastair Robinson, a world expert on carnivorous plants, said it was “pretty spectacular” to see the remains of a crab, as well as of bits of giant millipedes, inside one of the tropical ...

A newly described species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia. The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes ...

Their list of the top new plants includes carnivorous pitcher plants, exotic orchids and climbers with untapped medicinal powers. Prof Aiah Lebbie discovered an unusual plant clinging to rocks ...

Giant pitchers are plants characterized by large, distinctive bell-shaped upper and lower pitchers and narrow, upright lids. The purpose of the pitcher is to capture both rainfall and insects. In ...

KOTA KINABALU: A type of giant hairy pitcher plant which was first photographed in 2004, has officially been named after it was recognised as a new species and classified as Critically Endangered.