Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
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Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Carnivorous plant forms clumps of erect, trumpet-shaped pitchers. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are modified into erect, tubular pitchers. The interior walls have a waxy surface with downward pointing hairs that prevent insects from climbing out of the pitcher. The narrow, vertical orientation of the pitchers is difficult for insects to fly out of, because the horizontal orientation of their flight path causes them to crash into the walls. The lid of the pitcher prevents rain from filling the pitchers which would dilute the digestive enzyme and cause the prey to spill out of the pitcher. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet flava means yellow and refers to the yellow pitchers. |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Lots of Water |
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Others
| Master ID | 32928 |
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| Species ID | 7342 |
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