The chalice plant (Na'vi name: yomioang meaning "animal eater") is one of three large pitcher-shaped plants known to exist on Pandora and is the largest carnivorous plant known to man. It is in the same genus as direhorse pitcher plant and leaf pitcher.
Description[]
Seen in Avatar: The Game
Its single large leaf is modified into a giant pitcher-shaped tube that is supported by small prop roots at the base. The plant has only a small root system and obtains most of its nutrition from digesting small animals rather than from absorption from the soil. Animals are attracted to the plant's nectar and crawl into the tubular plant, where they are unable to exit due to stiff, downward-pointing hairs inside. There they drown in water that collects in the pitcher, and digestive enzymes break down the animal's tissues for absorption by the plant.
As seen in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, chalice plants can come in a variety of colors. These include pink-and-purple, orange and teal.
Na'vi culture[]
Kiri passing by some in The Way of Water
Na'vi children learn very early about the plant's danger through songs that are accompanied by a humorous and almost slapstick dance. These plants can also be found surrounded by hellfire wasps because the plants harbor their nest peacefully in their belly. Those lurking near the plant will find themselves attacked by the wasps.
Trivia[]
Chalice plants at Pandora: The World of Avatar
- Its name comes from its resemblance to Earth's pitcher plant Sarracenia and its rosy color.
- In Avatar: The Game, they are depicted as not exhibiting bioluminescence. However, they did in Avatar: Reckoning.
- In Avatar: The Game, a strategy to deal with them in the game is to launch grenades in their mouths.
- They appear at Pandora: The World of Avatar.
- Though appearing in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, they lack an entry in the Hunter's Guide.
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