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popularly known as Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups because monkeys have been observed drinking rainwater from them. They are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae that comprises roughly 120 species, with numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are vine-forming plants of the Old World tropics. The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo and Sumatra with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot humid lowland areas, but the majority are tropical highland plants. A few are considered tropical alpine with cool days and nights near freezing. |
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastes, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements. |
