A Carnivorous Plant Tour of New Caledonia, Australia and South Africa

Robert Gibson

PO Box 1330 • Dubbo, NSW, 2830 • Australia

Slides and observations on a selection of carnivorous plant species in New Caledonia, Australia and South Africa are presented. Habitat attributes in these areas are outlined, which reveals common aspects of soil characteristics, underlying geology, plant associations and communities, and plant-animal interactions between these widely separated locations. Philosophical ideas on the evolutionary development of these populations follow. The final part of the talk details suggestions on cultivation of a selection of species based on field observations.