A pitcher plant Nepenthes kinabaluensis growing beside the summit trail Mt Kinabalu National Park Sabah Malaysia
Pitcher plants are canivorous plants widely spread around the world, that catch insects as part of their nutrition. Nepenthes pitcher plants are a diverse group of pitcher plants, but those growing on the slopes of Mt Kinabalu - one of southeast Asia's highest mountains, situated in the Malaysian state of Sabah, in nothern Borneo - are quite unique for their size, the larger plant in this image being about 10cm across.
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Location: Mt Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
Photo credit: © Nigel Hicks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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