Stewart McPherson, Pitcher Plants of the Old World [2 voll.], Ed. Redfern Natural History Productions, 2009

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itcher plants include the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants. So-called because they produce highly specialized 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 – Vol. 1 (ISBN 9780955891823) consists of the following chapters; Introduction, Carnivorous Plants of the World, The Pitcher Plants of the Old World, The Evolution of the Pitcher Plants of the Old World, Trapping Processes, Infauna, Nepenthes of Borneo, and Nepenthes of Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina.

Pitcher Plants of the Old World – Vol. 2 (ISBN 9780955891830) 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

Pregevole e non comune pubblicazione del 2009 di Redfern Natural History Pubblications, in lingua inglese, a copertine rigide in tela nera con titolazioni in argento al dorso; rilegata a filo; testo stampato su carta semi-lucida di buona qualità e grammatura; ricchissima di fotografie ad alta definizione a colori anche a tutta pagina.

Come Nuovo [i volumi non mostrano danni strutturali, strappi, segni, mancanze o usure gravi che vadano evidenziate; legature compatte e resistenti; copertine rigide e sovracoperte quasi intatte, con minimi e trascurabili segni del tempo; coste ancora luminose; ingiallimento delle pagine ridottissimo o pressoché assente; la colla – visibile agli interni di copertina in congiunzione con il dorso – è di origine editoriale e serve a consolidare la tenuta dei volumi]