Heliamphora heterodoxa
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Heliamphora heterodoxa is a plant of the genus heliamphora ( Heliamphora ) in the family of Pitcher plants (Sarraceniaceae). This precarnivorous plant thrives on the Tepuis , the table mountains of South America .
description
Heliamphora heterodoxa grows as a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of up to 30 cm. The leaves are transformed into bag-shaped pitfalls. There is a constriction about halfway up the leaves.
Systematics
Heliamphora heterodoxa was first described by Julian Alfred Steyermark in 1951 .
There are known and described varieties and forms of Heliamphora heterodoxa , some authors also see separate species in them:
- Heliamphora heterodoxa Maguire & Steyerm. var. exappendiculata
- Heliamphora heterodoxa f. glabella Steyerm.
- Heliamphora heterodoxa f. glabra Steyerm.
Occurrence
Like all Heliamphora species, Heliamphora heterodoxa lives on the Tepuis , the table mountains of South America . It grows in the state of Bolivar in southern Venezuela on the Auyan-Tepui at altitudes above 2000 meters. The varieties of Heliamphora heterodoxa can be found on the adjacent table mountains, such as the Ptari-Tepui, Chimanta-Tepui, Churi-Tepui and Mt. Serra do Sol.
They are found in sunny locations, preferably in permanently moist plant cushions.
literature
- Wilhelm Barthlott , Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen: Carnivores. Biology and culture of carnivorous plants. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-4144-2 .
