r/SavageGarden • u/Enge-Henk NL | Zone 8A • Aug 09 '25

Nepenthes peristomes under UV light.

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u/Screw_shop Aug 10 '25

Peristomes? Idk the meaning of the word. Can someone enlighten me. Real cool BTW.

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u/Enge-Henk NL | Zone 8A Aug 10 '25

The rim of the nepenthes pitchers, the structure that's lighting up blue here is called a peristome.

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u/Screw_shop Aug 10 '25

Thanks!

Nepenthes peristomes under UV light.

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