Captive Exotics是由著名食虫植物种植者Greg Bourke经营的澳大利亚食虫植物专业苗圃。Greg Bourke既是种植者、育种者，也是业余植物学家，长期居住在蓝山（Blue Mountains）地区，位于悉尼以西，周围环绕着自然灌木丛。Captive Exotics以研究级食虫植物栽培和品种引进闻名，尤其专注于块茎茅膏菜（tuberous sundews）和狸藻类（Utricularia）的培育。Greg Bourke同时是国际食虫植物协会（ICPS）活跃成员，参与全球食虫植物的研究与保护工作。
创始人背景
Greg Bourke从小就热爱食虫植物，经常与父母一起在灌木丛中徒步旅行时观察这些奇妙的植物。随着兴趣和知识的增长，他成为了一名受人尊敬的食虫植物专家，曾在悉尼皇家植物园工作，并在ABC Gardening Australia节目中介绍食虫植物的栽培知识。Greg是国际食虫植物协会（ICPS）活跃成员，曾与Richard Nunn合著《Carnivorous Plants of Australia》系列书籍，记录澳大利亚原生食虫植物的多样性。他的研究重点包括东南亚和中婆罗洲的猪笼草属（Nepenthes）植物，曾参与马来西亚和德国研究团队在偏远山区的野外考察，并发现新物种。
专长品种
Captive Exotics以块茎茅膏菜（tuberous Drosera）为主要特色，这类茅膏菜是茅膏菜属中多样性最高的类群之一，分为四个主要群组。苗圃同时经营广泛的食虫植物品类，包括瓶子草属（Sarracenia）、捕蝇草（Dionaea muscipula）、猪笼草属（Nepenthes）、沼泽莲花（Sarracenia）、太阳瓶子草属（Heliamphora）和狸藻属（Utricularia）。Greg特别热衷于选育狸藻类植物，这些植物拥有超过600倍重力加速度的捕食能力，可捕捉蚊子幼虫等小型猎物，花期可长达九个月。
学术贡献
Greg Bourke与Richard Nunn合著的《Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats》两卷本和《Carnivorous Plants of Australia》系列是全球食虫植物研究的重要参考文献。他定期为《Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society》期刊撰稿，并积极参与ICPS的国际会议和研究项目。作为业余植物学家，Greg在野外考察中发现并记录了多个食虫植物新分布地点，为保护澳大利亚原生食虫植物多样性做出重要贡献。
联系方式
Captive Exotics可通过邮件联系：orders@captiveexotics.com。Greg Bourke目前仍在蓝山地区经营苗圃，并在社交媒体上保持活跃。
官方网站：https://captiveexotics.com.au
Founder Background
Greg Bourke is a plant collector, breeder, and amateur botanist who lives in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, surrounded by natural bushland. He became passionate about carnivorous plants from a young age, often hiking in the bush with his parents. His expertise grew over the years, leading him to work at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and appear on ABC’s Gardening Australia program to share his knowledge of carnivorous plant cultivation. Greg is an active member of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) and has co-authored the landmark book series “Carnivorous Plants of Australia” with Richard Nunn, documenting the diversity of Australia’s native carnivorous flora.
Specialty Plants
Captive Exotics specializes in tuberous sundews (Drosera spp.), one of the most diverse groups within the genus, divided into four main subgroups. The nursery also offers a wide range of carnivorous plants including Sarracenia, Dionaea muscipula (Venus Flytraps), Nepenthes, Heliamphora, and Utricularia. Greg is particularly passionate about selectively breeding Utricularia, which can capture prey using forces measured at over 600 times the force of gravity and can flower for up to nine months per year.
Scientific Contributions
Greg Bourke co-authored the two-volume work “Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats” and the “Carnivorous Plants of Australia” series with Richard Nunn, which are considered essential references for carnivorous plant researchers worldwide. He regularly contributes to the Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society journal and participates in ICPS international conferences and research projects. As an amateur botanist, Greg has discovered and documented new distribution records for carnivorous plants during field trips to Southeast Asia and Central Borneo, contributing significantly to the understanding and conservation of global carnivorous plant diversity.
Contact
Captive Exotics can be reached by email at orders@captiveexotics.com. Greg Bourke continues to operate the nursery from the Blue Mountains region and remains active on social media.
Website: https://captiveexotics.com.au
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