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Martin Cheek
Martin Roy Cheek (born 1960) is a botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Cheek, Martin R. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Cheek attended the , graduating with a in 1981 and a in 1983. He earned his |
Botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word (''botanē'') meaning "pasture", " herbs" "grass", or " fodder"; is in turn derived from (), "to feed" or "to graze". Traditionally, botany has also included the study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively, with the study of these three groups of organisms remaining within the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress. Nowadays, botanists (in the strict sense) study approximately 410,000 species of land plants of which some 391,000 species are vascular plants (including approximately 369,000 species of flowering plants), and approximately 20,000 are bryophytes. Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Alzapan
''Nepenthes alzapan'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines, Philippine island of Luzon. It is known from only a handful of herbarium specimens collected in 1925 from submontane mossy forest at an elevation of 1800 m above sea level. It is closely allied to ''Nepenthes bellii, N. bellii'' and has similarly diminutive pitchers. The specific epithet (botany), specific epithet ''alzapan'' refers to Mount Alzapan in the Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre mountains, from which the type material was collected. References * Mey, F.S. 2013''Nepenthes alzapan'' and an army of new species from the Philippines ''Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle'', July 15, 2013. * Smith, L. 2014 ''The Independent'', January 5, 2014. Carnivorous plants of Asia Nepenthes, alzapan Endemic flora of the Philippines Flora of Luzon Plants described in 2013 Taxa named by Martin Cheek Taxa named by Matthew Jebb {{Nepenthes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Murudensis
''Nepenthes murudensis'' , or the Murud pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Murud in Borneo, after which it is named. It is of putative hybrid origin: its two original parent species are thought to be '' N. reinwardtiana'' and '' N. tentaculata''.Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''Nepenthes of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Botanical history ''Nepenthes murudensis'' was known for some time prior to its description, although authors differed as to its identity. In 1988, Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb suggested that it might represent a natural hybrid between '' N. reinwardtiana'' and '' N. tentaculata''.Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1988. Pitcher-plants of East Malaysia and Brunei. ''Nature Malaysiana'' 13(4): 8–27. However, in their 1996 monograph, ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'', the authors treated it as a species in the proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Mira
''Nepenthes mira'' (; from Latin ''mirus'' "wonderful") is a highland pitcher plant endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. It grows at elevations of 1550–1605 m above sea level.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ''Nepenthes mira'' was formally described by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in 1998. The authors suggest that ''N. mira'' is related to the Bornean species '' N. edwardsiana'', '' N. macrophylla'', and '' N. villosa''.Schlauer, J. 2000. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 29(2): 53. In his Carnivorous Plant Database, taxonomist Jan Schlauer treats this species as a heterotypic synonym of '' N. deaniana''.Schlauer, J. N.d''Nepenthes mira'' Carnivorous Plant Database. ''Nepenthes mira'' has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described. References Further reading * Amoroso, V.B., L.D. Obsioma, J.B. Arlalejo, R.A. Aspiras, D.P. Capili, J.J.A. Polizon & E.B. Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Leyte
''Nepenthes leyte'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It appears to be endemic to the island of Leyte, after which it is named. It has been recorded from submontane mossy forest at 900 m altitude. This species belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes '' N. alata'', '' N. ceciliae'', '' N. copelandii'', '' N. extincta'', '' N. graciliflora'', '' N. hamiguitanensis'', '' N. kitanglad'', '' N. kurata'', '' N. mindanaoensis'', '' N. negros'', '' N. ramos'', '' N. saranganiensis'', and '' N. ultra''.Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). Typification and redelimitation of ''Nepenthes alata'' with notes on the ''N. alata'' group, and ''N. negros'' sp. nov. from the Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 31(5): 616–622. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). ''Nepenthes ramos'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines. ''Willdenowia'' 43(1): 107–111. Cheek, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Lamii
''Nepenthes lamii'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemism, endemic to New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of up to 3520 m above sea level, higher than any other ''Nepenthes'' species.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Although once confused with ''Nepenthes vieillardii, N. vieillardii'' and previously regarded as conspecific with the closely related ''Nepenthes monticola, N. monticola'', it is now recognised as a distinct species.Robinson, A., J. Nerz, A. Wistuba, M. Mansur & S. McPherson 2011. ''Nepenthes lamii'' Jebb & Cheek, an emended description resulting from the separation of a two-species complex, and the introduction of ''Nepenthes monticola'', a new species of highland pitcher plant from New Guinea. In: McPherson, S.R. ''New Nepenthes: Volume One''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 522–555. The specific name (botany), specific epithet ''lamii'' honours D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Kurata
''Nepenthes ramos'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the northeastern Mindanao, Philippines. It is known from only a handful of herbarium specimens collected in 1919 at an elevation of 670 m above sea level. It likely grows in the forest on ultramafic soils. ''Nepenthes ramos'' belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes '' N. alata'', '' N. ceciliae'', '' N. copelandii'', '' N. extincta'', '' N. graciliflora'', '' N. hamiguitanensis'', '' N. kitanglad'', '' N. kurata'', '' N. leyte'', '' N. mindanaoensis'', '' N. negros'', '' N. saranganiensis'', and '' N. ultra''.Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). Typification and redelimitation of ''Nepenthes alata'' with notes on the ''N. alata'' group, and ''N. negros'' sp. nov. from the Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 31(5): 616–622. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). ''Nepenthes ultra'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Kitanglad
''Nepenthes kitanglad'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It is known only from Mount Kitanglad in Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, where it has been recorded as an epiphyte in mossy forest at 1800–2100 m altitude. This species belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes '' N. alata'', '' N. ceciliae'', '' N. copelandii'', '' N. extincta'', '' N. graciliflora'', '' N. hamiguitanensis'', '' N. kurata'', '' N. leyte'', '' N. mindanaoensis'', '' N. negros'', '' N. ramos'', '' N. saranganiensis'', and '' N. ultra''.Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Typification and redelimitation of ''Nepenthes alata'' with notes on the ''N. alata'' group, and ''N. negros'' sp. nov. from the Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 31(5): 616–622. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. ''Nepenthes ramos'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines. ''Willdenowia'' 43(1): 107–111. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Hurrelliana
''Nepenthes hurrelliana'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo, where it has been recorded from northern Sarawak, southwestern Sabah, and Brunei. It is of putative hybrid origin; its two original parent species are thought to be '' N. fusca'' and '' N. veitchii''. A thick indumentum of rusty-brown hairs covers the entire plant, a characteristic presumably inherited from the latter. Botanical history ''Nepenthes hurrelliana'' was known to botanists for some time prior to its description, although authors differed as to its identity, with most treating it as either a form of '' N. veitchii'', a form of '' N. maxima'', or a natural hybrid. In 1988, Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb published an illustration of a ''N. hurrelliana'' specimen from Mount Murud under the name "'' N. veitchii'' × '' N. fusca''". However, in their 1996 monograph, ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'', the authors treated it as an undescribed species, "''Nepenthes'' sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Extincta
''Nepenthes extincta'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It is known only from Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, where it has been recorded at altitude. This species belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes '' N. alata'', '' N. ceciliae'', '' N. copelandii'', '' N. graciliflora'', '' N. hamiguitanensis'', '' N. kitanglad'', '' N. kurata'', '' N. leyte'', '' N. mindanaoensis'', '' N. negros'', '' N. ramos'', '' N. saranganiensis'', and '' N. ultra''.Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). Typification and redelimitation of ''Nepenthes alata'' with notes on the ''N. alata'' group, and ''N. negros'' sp. nov. from the Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 31(5): 616–622. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). ''Nepenthes ramos'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines. ''Willdenowia'' 43(1): 107–111. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb (2013). ''Nepenthes ultra'' (Nepenthaceae), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Diatas
''Nepenthes diatas'' (; from Indonesian ''diatas'' "above, on top") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of above sea level. ''Nepenthes diatas'' was formally described in 1997 by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in their monograph " A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae)", published in the botanical journal ''Blumea''. However, the name ''N. diatas'' had already been in use since at least 1994.Jebb, M. 1994NEPENTHES revision for Flora Malesiana Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, 9 September 1994. No forms or varieties of ''N. diatas'' have been described. Taxonomy In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the ''Nepenthes'' species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is part of the resultant cladogram, showing "Clade 3", which comprises ''N. diatas'' and three other related species.Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Danseri
''Nepenthes danseri'' (; after B. H. Danser, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It is known only from the northern coast of Waigeo Island; plants from Halmahera, the largest of the Maluku Islands, are now recognised as belonging to a separate species, '' N. halmahera''. ''Nepenthes danseri'' was formally described in 1997 by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in their monograph " A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae)", published in the botanical journal ''Blumea''. However, the name ''N. danseri'' had already been in use since at least 1994.Jebb, M. 1994NEPENTHES revision for Flora Malesiana Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, 9 September 1994. ''Nepenthes danseri'' most commonly inhabits open scrub or bare soils on ultramafic rock. Plants also occur in forest, but these do not produce pitchers, probably due to the high light requirements of this species. ''Nepenthes danseri'' has been recorded from sea level to 320 m altitude.McPherson, S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
