Tropical pitcher plant (Nepenthes distillatoria). Carnivorous plant also known as the flagon leaf or monkey cup.

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Tropical pitcher plant (Nepenthes distillatoria). Carnivorous plant also known as the flagon leaf or monkey cup (reputedly because monkeys drink rain water from the pitchers). Handcolored copperplate engraving by Majoli from John Hill's "Decade of Curious and Elegant Trees and Plants" (1786). It had first been published in London in 1773. The new edition had 10 hand-coloured botanical plates by P. Maioli (Majoli) engraved by Giuseppe Bianchi and depicted unusual plants such as carnivorous pitcher plants and Venus flytraps for the first time.

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Size: 2387px × 3450px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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