''Heliamphora folliculata'' (

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: ''folliculatus'' = having follicles) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant

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to the Aparaman group of

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...

s in

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. It grows on all four mountains: Aparaman Tepui, Murosipan Tepui, Tereke Tepui and Kamakeiwaran Tepui. The nectar spoon of this species, which bears giant extrafloral nectaries within its internal chamber, may have evolved to prevent rain from washing away the energetically costly nectar produced by the plant.Płachno, B.J., P. Świątek & A. Wistuba 2007
The giant extra-floral nectaries of carnivorous ''Heliamphora folliculata'': architecture and ultrastructure.
''Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica'' 49(2): 91–104.

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