#floraofsumatra

Nepenthes talangensis, a pitcher plant endemic to West Sumatra's Mt. Talang. It grows in the upper montane forest around 2000m above sea level; due to the narrow geographic distribution range, it is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN.

The cliffs in tropical rainforests never fail to surprise me. On this rock in Sumatra, I first saw a cute Utricularia sp., then found the smallest Melastomataceae plant ever: a Sonerila sp. as tiny as the Utricularia next to it.

Nepenthes tobaica is endemic to Sumatra and particularly abundant in Lake Toba region. The colour of its pitcher is highly variable which makes it tricky to tell it apart from other similar species.

Sumatran terrestrial orchid: Plocoglottis plicata，褶叶固唇兰。

Nepenthes ovata is an endemic pitcher plant that occurs in the high mountains around Lake Toba, North Sumatra, at 1700-2100m. I love how they bury their lower pitchers in the mosses, and the upper pitchers differ in colour (green) and shape. 卵形猪笼草

Flora of sumatra: Cyrtandromoea sp. (Phrymaceae), a large shrub in Aceh Province.

What is this? This tiny red plant was found on mossy rocks in Puncak Delleng Simpon of North Sumatra. Is it a moss? If so, which species is it?

More orchids from North Sumatra