Discovered in the ultramafic mountains in central Sabah, the species was named for the orangutan, due to its hairs’ striking resemblance to the great ape’s long, dark, rusty-red hair. Orangutan ...

A team of botanists at Malaysia's Sabah Forestry Department's Forest Research Centre, working with a pair of colleagues from Australia, has identified a new species of giant pitcher plant growing on ...

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol investigated two tropical pitcher plant species separated by 4,000 km of open ocean: The Slender Pitcher ...

When we think of carnivorous beings, images of large fangs and sharp claws come to mind. But what about carnivorous plants? Even though their name indicates that they are carnivorous, the vast ...

Audrey it’s not—but it’s pretty close. A large meat-eating plant, dubbed the "pitcher plant," was discovered in 2007 in the Philippines, and the details of the discovery have now been published in the ...

Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of carnivorous plant related to Venus flytraps, as well as sundews, beets and spinach. Possessing more ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ...

The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society (MACPS) will present its first-ever Plant Show on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Haverford College. Tickets are $5 and on sale now. The one-day ...

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...