The Fanged Carnivorous Plant of Borneo

Specimen Name: Voraciflora Dentata (Carnivorous Plant)

Date & Location: May 22, 1924 — Heart of Borneo, Malaysia

Field Journal Entry:

Deep in the suffocating jungles of Borneo, I encountered a specimen I had only heard whispered of among the more superstitious collectors — a carnivorous plant with a maw like a predator. The creature stands nearly three feet tall, its petals dark and leathery, pulsing faintly as though it draws breath.

The central bloom is a gaping, fanged mouth, ringed with sharp, feline-like teeth and slick with venom. Even as I approached cautiously, its vines writhed and lashed toward me, coiling like serpents and snapping in the air. One of them nearly ensnared my arm before I retreated.

Its appetite is insatiable. I watched in grim fascination as it trapped a macaque, its tendrils tightening around the creature before dragging it into its waiting jaws. The screams did not last long.

Up close, the plant emits a faintly sweet, almost cloying scent — no doubt a lure. Its teeth, disturbingly mammalian, are set in a jaw strong enough to break bone. The vines are lined with fine barbs, and where they pricked my glove, the skin beneath burned for hours, suggesting some form of neurotoxin.

This specimen is more beast than flora — a predator disguised in petals.

Notes & Sketches:

Face: gaping maw lined with sharp, mammalian fangs.
Shape: thick stem supporting a large, pulsating bloom.
Vines: serpentine, barbed tendrils capable of strangulation.
Size: approximately 3 feet (90 cm) tall.
Texture: petals leathery and warm, vines cool and sinewy.
Warning: do not approach within striking distance, venom and constriction risk.

Caution:

Approach with extreme caution. Do not underestimate its reach or intelligence, it seems to react to motion and even to sound. Best observed from a safe distance and secured promptly after collection.