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1. What insects rely on for pollination?

2. How to distinguish between male and female

Nepenthes relies on two plants with different genders for pollination, and the wind attracts some insects for pollination. It is also divided into female and male, with males accounting for about 70%. If you want to distinguish the male and female pitcher plants well, you mainly need to distinguish the stamens of the two, because there are certain differences between the female stamens and the male stamens.

1. What insects rely on for pollination

Nepenthes is a dioecious plant, and pollination relies on two plants with different sexes. Under normal circumstances, if male plants account for 70% in the wild, the rest are females. It is usually pollinated by wind, but the calyx of the small flower will secrete nectar, which will attract some insects for pollination.

2. How to distinguish between male and female

If you want to distinguish the male and female pitcher plants, you usually distinguish them through the stamens.

1. Female flowers: The female flowers of Nepenthes have only one pistil, and the stigma is green and has a certain degree of stickiness. This is how it sticks pollen. Its calyx is very small, and the female stamens are black and oval in shape. After its capsule grows and matures, it will split into four petals with many seeds inside.

2. Male flowers: Nepenthes The male flower also has a stamen, and its anthers have yellow pollen. It has four sepals, the shape is oval or oblong, and the length is about 5-7cm.

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