Carnivorous plant

The pitcher plant or Nepenthes pervillei and with the colourful Creole name “Lalyann potao” is an endemic insect eating plant. There are some 70 species of pitcher plants in the world. All of them but two oriental, ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia. The exceptions are the Madagascar and the Seychelles species. In the Seychelles the pitcher plant is restricted to two islands; Mahé and Silhouette. The finest stands for Seychelles pitcher plant are on the mountain named after this plant the “Mont Pot-à-Eau” on Silhouette.