Image: Nepenthes in the Southern Western Ghats
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Description: Nepenthes or the Pitcher Plant, at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in Southern Western Ghats of India. An extension of the midrib (the tendril) protrudes from the tip of the leaf; at the end of the tendril the pitcher forms. The pitcher starts as a small bud and gradually expands to form a globe- or tube-shaped trap. The trap contains a fluid of the plant's own production, which may be watery or syrupy, and is used to drown the prey.
Title: Nepenthes in the Southern Western Ghats
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