Image courtesy of Alviana Damit
Joel Kontinen
A newly described
species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever found, with leaves
covered in fur the same colour as orangutans.
According to
evolution, some species die out after they have successfully lived for a while.
However, a new species of flower found in Malaysia shows this is not true.
A newly described
species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been
identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia.
The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes
pongoides are covered in thick, rust-coloured fur, inspiring the team who
found the plant in May 2023 to name it after the local Borneo orangutans (Pongo
pygmaeus) who share the Meliau range in central Sabah.
Source:
James Woodford 2024
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