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Post by sockhom on Mar 3, 2009 21:51:47 GMT -10
Hello, I'm in Sarawak now. I will return in France at the end of the week and I will sure make some posts for the forum. Of course, I live exceptional moments in the great island. Here's one of them: Nepenthes bicalcarata in Mulu. The pitchers are more than 25 cm!   Speak soon, Francois. |
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Post by unclemasa on Mar 3, 2009 22:15:16 GMT -10
Great to hear from you Francois!
I'm looking forward to your reports when you get back home.
Great bical!
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Post by bonsay on Mar 4, 2009 17:56:33 GMT -10
GOSH!! i never thought they grow to such sizes... thx for sharing...
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Post by Robiii on Mar 5, 2009 19:14:43 GMT -10
Those are pretty big...
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Post by dontknowwhy on Mar 5, 2009 19:15:09 GMT -10
Wholla Lotta Love..! what a great pitcher.. but i think the pitcher's form is a little bit different? looks like more elongated..thanks for sharing..
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Post by obregon562 on Mar 6, 2009 14:02:31 GMT -10
the color, size, and elongation are very fresh in the bical line (for me at least)! I like those a lot!!!
Hope your trip was good (im sure it was!) Francois. Cant wait to see all your fabulous pics!
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Post by rsivertsen on Mar 6, 2009 15:16:30 GMT -10
There's actually an interesting story regarding this. When John Turnbull came back from his epic journey through the Nepenthes habitats, I got a chance to speak with him several times. He mentioned to me that when he first encountered N. bicalcarata in the wild, (which ONLY occurs in Borneo), that this particular population seemed to be this dark red pitcher, and the size of those pitchers was about the size of the American softball, and some were unusually large, about the size of a soccer ball; (that site may not even exist now, as it was near G. Kelam), but it was his first encounter with this species, and he had several other areas in which they were known to grow, and didn't harvest any seed at that time, but eventually as he continued his journey, realized that most populations of N. bicalcarata were much smaller, green to orange in color, and never saw another population as red nor as large as he first encountered. - Rich
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Post by Robiii on Mar 6, 2009 21:40:25 GMT -10
I just hope that particular Giant Red bical got into someone's collection to breed with their friend etc.
The Picture is great! and the story was just a teaser for the show now, makes me wonder though if they're still somewhere on Borneo.
Thank you all.
Rob
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