A genus of carnivorous pitcher plants native to South America that trap insects in their tube-shaped leaves filled with water.
From Greek 'helios' (sun) and 'amphora' (jar or vessel), named because the plants grow in sunny wetlands and their pitchers resemble amphora jars used in ancient times.
These amazing plants are like tiny underwater traps that have evolved to catch bugs in rainforest environments where soil nutrients are scarce—they literally farm insects instead of absorbing nutrients from earth!
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