Is this N. sumatrana?

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Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 27, 2007 2:13:24 GMT 8

Post by rajah on Apr 27, 2007 2:13:24 GMT 8

I've just received this from someone in West Sumatra. The sender said this could be N. sumatrana, but he's not really sure about it.

Can anyone tell if this is the true sumatrana, or some kind of natural hybrid with eustachya for instance? If I'm not mistaken this species should have basal rosette pitchers right?

I'm asking here coz I've seen a photo of sumatrana in the petpitcher photo gallery but it's too small to see the details.

It came bare rooted so I repotted it, add some vit B1 solution, place it in a humid shade corner, and this is the same plant a week later:

David Administrator Posts: 2,326	Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 27, 2007 9:11:21 GMT 8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by David on Apr 27, 2007 9:11:21 GMT 8 Kinda difficult ot to identify since the pitchers are half dried but the shape of the picthers look like sumatrana to me.
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rajah New Member Posts: 41	Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 27, 2007 20:07:25 GMT 8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rajah on Apr 27, 2007 20:07:25 GMT 8 I think it could be N. longifolia also. Look at the close appearance between N. longifolia and sumatrana: pitcher-plants.com/nepenthes/species/index.htm

David Administrator Posts: 2,326	Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 27, 2007 22:15:43 GMT 8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by David on Apr 27, 2007 22:15:43 GMT 8 You are absolutely right. It might be longifolia. May be others here can confirm this. Or you can wait for it to grow a pitcher. That would help alot at least for me.
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rajah New Member Posts: 41	Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 28, 2007 7:38:49 GMT 8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rajah on Apr 28, 2007 7:38:49 GMT 8 Yes this plant is in stress due to hard shipping time. David I see sumatrana in your gallery, is that yours?

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Is this N. sumatrana? Apr 28, 2007 8:52:16 GMT 8

Post by David on Apr 28, 2007 8:52:16 GMT 8

Yupe! that was my one and only plant. All the pictures on my website are plants that I have grown before or are currently growing.

It's a Malesiana Tropicals clone. When I took that picture it has already doubled in size and given me those nice pitchers. I grow it in a shadehouse in my parent's house. Seem to do very well there.

However, as I've mentioned to members of this forum before, my dad's friend came by one day and he accidentally gave that to him without realising how expensive that plant was and that it was my one and only plant.