The curious world of carnivorous plants : a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation / by Wilhelm Barthlott ... [et al. ; translation by Michael L.C. Ashdown].
"First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-218) and index.
Contents:
Carnivorous plants for beginners -- The flowers of evil : an introduction -- Habitats -- Bogs and swamps -- Water bodies and watercourses -- Sandy sites -- Rocky sites -- Forests -- Biogeography and diversity -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Australia -- The Americas -- Centers of diversity of carnivorous plant species -- Attracting and trapping mechanisms -- Attracting mechanisms -- Trapping mechanisms -- Digestion of prey and nutrient uptake -- Nutritional value of prey -- Digestive enzymes -- Digestive glands -- Digestion process -- Uptake of digestive products -- Use of nutrients in the plant -- Costs and benefits of carnivory -- Prey -- Guests at the carnivores' table : the commensals -- Commensals of pitfall trap carnivores -- Commensals of adhesive trap carnivores -- Noncarnivorous animal-trapping plants -- Defense against feeding animals -- Capture in water-filled leaf axils -- Animal-trapping by flowers -- The evolution of carnivory -- Growing carnivorous plants -- Basic requirements -- Temperature -- Light -- Air humidity -- Growing media -- Water and watering -- Fertilization -- Housing the plants -- What to consider when buying plants -- Propagation -- Pests and diseases -- Carnivorous plants for beginners -- Carnivorous plant societies and sources. Bromeliaceae : pineapple family (bromeliads) -- Brocchinia -- Catopsis -- Byblidaceae : rainbow plant family -- Byblis Rainbow plant -- Cephalotaceae : Australian pitcher plant family -- Cephalotus Australian pitcher plant -- Dioncophyllaceae : hookleaf family -- Triphyophyllum Hookleaf -- Droseraceae : sundew family -- Drosera Sundew -- Dionaea Venus flytrap -- Aldrovanda Waterwheel plant -- Drosophyllaceae : Portuguese sundew family -- Drosophyllum Portuguese sundew Lentibulariaceae : bladderwort family -- Pinguicula Butterwort -- Genlisea Corkscrew plant -- Utricularia Bladderwort -- Nepenthaceae : Asian pitcher plant family -- Nepenthes Asian pitcher plant -- Roridulaceae : bug plant family -- Roridula Bug plant -- Sarraceniaceae : American pitcher plant family -- Darlingtonia Cobra lily -- Heliamphora South American pitcher plant -- Sarracenia North American pitcher plant -- Animal-trapping liverworts -- Trapping mechanism -- Animal-trapping fungi -- Trapping mechanism -- Cultivation -- The carnivorous plants of the world : a comprehensive listing from A to Z -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Carnivorous plant societies and sources.
Summary:
"This book, illustrated with closeup photography, provides detailed descriptions - including trapping mechanisms, digestion, and prey - and cultivation information for key species in 17 genera and 10 families. Most notably, it includes the first comprehensive listing of some 630 known carnivorous plant species, described in fascinating detail, with identification history and geographic distribution species by species. Physiological and ecological wonders abound in clear and accessible explanations by four author-scientists who work at the leading edge of research."--BOOK JACKET.
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