NEW, UNUSED Pitcher Plants of the Old World, volume 2 by Stewart McPherson

  

We are offering BRAND NEW, UNUSED COPY of well-known. Pitcher Plants of the Old World , volume 2 - by Stewart McPherson. Publisher: Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd (May 14, 2009). Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 2 inches. Pitcher plants include the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants.

So-called because they produce highly specialised foliage that takes the form of hollow, water-filled "pitchers", these extraordinary plants lure and prey upon arthropods and other small animals. The pitcher plants of the Old World also trap the largest prey of all carnivorous plants, including on rare occasions, vertebrates as large as frogs, mice and even rats. This two volume work examines both genera of Old World pitcher plants (Nepenthes and Cephalotus) and documents the ecology and natural diversity of every known species for the first time and in unparalleled detail... Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two comprises Nepenthes of the Philippines, Nepenthes of Sumatra and Java, Nepenthes of Sulawesi, Nepenthes of New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, Nepenthes of the Outlying Areas, Nepenthes Hybrids, Cephalotus follicularis, Habitat Loss and the Threat of Extinction and Cultivation and Horticulture, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. The item "NEW, UNUSED Pitcher Plants of the Old World, volume 2 by Stewart McPherson" is in sale since Sunday, November 10, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Nonfiction". The seller is "exceptional_plants" and is located in Warszawa, MAZOWIECKIE. This item can be shipped worldwide.