Sticky glands on the leaves of Liana Triphyophyllum peltatum that seem when the plant turns into carnivorous
Traud Winkelmann/Leibniz College of Hanover
A uncommon species of ivy from West Africa can change into carnivorous when it can’t get sufficient vitamins from the soil.
suspended Triphyophyllum peltatum It grows on moist, wooded slopes within the coastal areas of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.
Whereas some crops are utterly carnivorous, T. peltatum It’s the solely particular person recognized to be a part-time carnivore. Sticky droplets that lure bugs can open particular leaves with leaky cloths…
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