cps and floods

[Robert]

The persistent tropical monsoon rain lately gives rise to flooding in many low lying areas. It also present photography opportunity as opposed to during the dry season.

A partial flood to part of the low lying heath forest which in normal dry season present easy access to moving vehicles.



An area contain plenty of D.burmannii, U.bifida and U.minutissima mong the weeds




D.burmannii and U.bifida


D.burmannii and U.minutissima


burmannii partially submerged in water




Mirabilis on slightly high ground but surrounded by water


Gracilis standing on water


Interesting green and red ampullaria


Red ampullaria variation within the same plant


Red striped peristome


Red peristome


air bubbles from the mud beds

[cactustts]

Hi Robert,
Those N.amps are killing me, so cute and lovely.

[Robert]

cactustts said:

Hi Robert,
Those N.amps are killing me, so cute and lovely.

yeah, and "poisonous" ;D

[David]

Thanks Robert for the pictures. It's always a pleasant and interesting experience looking at your pictures of plants in the wild.

Nice ultris, Sundews and RED AMPS! If you guys/gals have watched the show "I am Legend", I am like the humans that did not die from the infection wacking my head against the glass door at the end of the show trying to have a bite at Will Smith. In this case wacking the computer screen trying to get the red amp, ultris and burmanii.

... arghhhh... pssstttt.... arrrrrghh....

[Robert]

Thanks for the comment, David. These utrics were very common , burmannii were found in some locations around Kuching, and the red amp are not the very bright red form but had slightly faded colour, their peristomes varying in colours and forms.

[David]

I think I have seen one of the ultri you showed above before. However, I wasn't sure whether that is a ultri or not. I checked and did not find any roots. I wanted to see it's traps on the roots. It's funny but the flowers and flower bud look excatly like your pictures. It does look like an ultri to me. Any theories or info? Hmm, maybe the roots were broken when I move the plant to look at it.

[Robert]

David, i never extract and examine them either. There are other utrics found locally too, besides bifida and minutissima. I will examine them if i make another visit.