Pitcher Parasite

From: Kevin Cook (K.Cook@bom.gov.au)
Date: Tue Oct 31 2000 - 00:11:32 PST

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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:41:32 +0930
From: Kevin Cook <K.Cook@bom.gov.au>
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Subject: Pitcher Parasite

Yesterday I removed some cuttings from a Nepenthes ampullaria. One of the
leaves on one of the cuttings had a small pitcher about 2 cm. I looked
inside the pitcher (as one is inclined to do). There was no fluid inside,
only black residue at the bottom. However, growing out of this residue is
a tiny plant. It looks like the alfalfa shoots you eat, except its only
about 2 cm tall and its other dimensions are tiny.

I can identify it as a dicotyledon, but no further. I've placed the
pitcher in a seed raising bed under a fluoro light and I have been misting
it, in the hope that the tiny plant will grow bigger. Maybe I should fill
the pitcher with seed raising mix or something.

Regards,

Kevin Cook
Darwin
Australia

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