"Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Sumatra and Java" offers a beautifully illustrated overview of the thirty seven species of Sumatran and Javan pitcher plants (Nepenthes). This field guide features many species that have been discovered or rediscovered recently, and the images included in this work are among the first to be published. This finely presented field guide includes a short introduction to Nepenthes, followed by an overview of the species known from Sumatra and Java. Each species is profiled over two pages with three representative images, most of which have never been published before, and a concise summary of key features written in accessible English. Concluding sections cover Nepenthes hybrids, conservation of Sumatran and Javan pitcher plants, Bibliography, Index and About the Authors. The species documented in this work are: N. adnata, N. albomarginata, N. ampullaria, N. angasanensis, N. aristolochioides, N. beccariana, N. bongso, N. densiflora, N. diatas, N. dubia, N. eustachya, N. flava, N. gracilis, N. gymnamphora, N. inermis, N. izumiae, N. jacquelineae, N. jamban, N. junghuhnii Macfarl. (nom. nud.), N. lavicola, N. lingulata, N. longifolia, N. mikei, N. mirabilis, N. naga, N. ovata, N. rafflesiana, N. reinwardtiana, N. rhombicaulis, N. rigidifolia, N. singalana, N. spathulata, N. spectabilis, N. sumatrana, N. talangensis, N. tenuis, and N. tobaica.

"Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Australia and New Guinea"offers a portable and lavishly illustrated overview of the fifteenspecies of pitcher plants (Nepenthes and Cephalotus) found inAustralia and New Guinea. A number of species featured in thiswork have been discovered only very recently, and the imagesincluded in this work are among the first to be published.This visually beautiful field guide consists of a shortintroduction to Nepenthes, followed by an overview of the speciesknown from Australia and New Guinea. Each species is then profiledover two pages with three images, most of which have never beenpublished before, and a concise summary of key features written inplain English. Concluding sections cover Nepenthes hybrids,conservation of Australian and New Guinea pitcher plants,Bibliography, Index and About the Authors.The species documented in this work are:Nepenthes:N. ampullaria, N. danseri, N. insignis, N. klossii, N. lamii, N.maxima, N. mirabilis, N. monticola, N. neoguineensis, N.paniculata, N. papuana, N. rowanae, N. tenax, N. treubiana, and N.sp. Misool. Cephalotus:C. folliculata

"Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines" is a beautiful and colourful overview of the twenty seven species of Philippine pitcher plants (Nepenthes). Several species featured in this work have been discovered only in the last two years and are documented here for the very first time. This lavishly illustrated guide book consists of a short introduction to Nepenthes, followed by an overview of the species known from the Philippines (complete with full page map). Each species is then profiled over two pages with the use of three images (most of which have never been published before) and a brief, but detailed text summary written in clear, easy-to-understand English. Concluding sections cover Nepenthes hybrids, conservation of Philippine pitcher plants, a bibliography, and an index.

"A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia is an excellent companion for the traveler, backpacker, plant hobbyist, or botanist interested in learning about tropical plants, whether studying them in Indonesian rain forests or the glass houses of an American botanical garden. More than 300 color photos--both close-ups and habitat shots--accompany the listings and provide a key piece of the identification process.

Pitcher plants include the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants. So-called because they produce highly specialised foliage that takes the form of hollow, water-filled "pitchers", these extraordinary plants lure and prey upon arthropods and other small animals. The pitcher plants of the Old World also trap the largest prey of all carnivorous plants, including on rare occasions, vertebrates as large as frogs, mice and even rats. This two volume work examines both genera of Old World pitcher plants (Nepenthes and Cephalotus) and documents the ecology and natural diversity of every known species for the first time and in unparalleled detail... Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two comprises Nepenthes of the Philippines, Nepenthes of Sumatra and Java, Nepenthes of Sulawesi, Nepenthes of New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, Nepenthes of the Outlying Areas, Nepenthes Hybrids, Cephalotus follicularis, Habitat Loss and the Threat of Extinction and Cultivation and Horticulture, Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index.