Nepenthes

The genus Nepenthes comprises about 75 species which have fascinated scient ists worldwide for more than 100 years. Petioles and leaves of these plants look like a pitcher and are capable, without any motion, to trap and eat v arious animals. The present review gives a thorough description of the carn ivorous character of these plants and describes their ecological habitat. I t then enters the complex relations of myrmecophily and commensalism that s ome of its members have developed with particular animals.