Greenhouse of Insectivorous

Also known as carnivore, these plants capture and digest insects with juices produced by special glands. They do not depend exclusively on the capture of insects to survive, for, like other vegetals, they are able to produce their own food. The 450 known species of insectivorous plants prefer to live in humid and swampy places and the greenhouse offers the perfect conditions. The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro got its first species in 1935.

Cultivated plants

Nephentes (Nephentaceae) - from Madagascar, India, Australia and Southeast Asia.
Dionaeas (Droseraceae) - Commonly known as "fly-eaters", they are easily found in the USA and Mexico.
Drosera (Droseraceae) - These are easily found in Brazil, especially in the States of São Paulo, Bahia, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro
Serracenia (Serraceneaceae) - They are found in the swampy areas of Eastern USA.
Utricularia (Sentibulariaceae) - There are many species spread all over the country.

Nepenthes sp. - BGRJ Files