Abstract:
Nepenthes is one of the carnivorous plant species commonly found on oligotropic soil
condition including heath vegetation of Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales (BRIS) of
Terengganu. This study examined the association of Nepenthes and insect community in
Rantau Abang and Setiu, Terengganu, from August 2006 to January 2007. Morphological
attributes (length of pitchers and diameter of peristomes) of Nepenthes together with pH
of pitchers' liquid were recorded in situ. Insects and other organisms in Nepenthes aerial
and terrestrial pitchers were counted and noted its abundance. Two species of Nepenthes
were found on sampling sites which were N. gracilis and N. mirabilis.
