Traditional Dish Adds To Threats Facing Indonesia’s Carnivorous Plants
Nepenthes ampuralia, or pitcher plant, grows in the Lempur forest in Kerinci Regency, Jambi. This carnivorous plant is still used to wrap the traditional food lemang
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