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Taxonomy Of Nepenthes
The taxonomy of ''Nepenthes'' has been revised several times during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Nineteenth century The first subgeneric division of the ''Nepenthes'' was made by Joseph Dalton Hooker in his 1873 monograph, "Nepenthaceae (1873 monograph), Nepenthaceae". Hooker distinguished ''Nepenthes pervillei, N. pervillei'' from all other taxa based on its seeds, which lack the appendages typical of most ''Nepenthes''. He placed it in the monotypic Section (botany), section ''Anourosperma''. All other species were subsumed in the second section, ''Eunepenthes''. A second attempt to establish a natural subdivision within the genus was made in 1895 by Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau in "Die Gattung Nepenthes, Die Gattung ''Nepenthes''". Beck kept the two sections created by Hooker, but divided ''Eunepenthes'' into three subgroups: ''Apruinosae'', ''Pruinosae'', and ''Retiferae''. Twentieth century ''Nepenthes'' taxonomy was once again revised in 1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Rajah
''Nepenthes rajah'' is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the family Nepenthaceae. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.Clarke 1997, p. 123. ''Nepenthes rajah'' grows exclusively on serpentine substrates, particularly in areas of seeping ground water where the soil is loose and permanently moist. The species has an altitudinal range of a.s.l. and is thus considered a highland or sub-alpine plant. Due to its localised distribution, ''N. rajah'' is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN and listed on CITES Appendix I. The species was collected by Hugh Low on Mount Kinabalu in 1858, and described the next year by Joseph Dalton Hooker, who named it after James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak. Hooker called it "one of the most striking vegetable productions hither-to discovered".Hooker 1859. Since being introduced into cultivation in 1881, ''Nepenthes rajah'' has always been a much sought-after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Tobaica
''Nepenthes tobaica'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. It is particularly abundant around Lake Toba, after which it is named. ''Nepenthes tobaica'' is closely related to '' N. angasanensis'', '' N. gracilis'', '' N. mikei'', and '' N. reinwardtiana''.Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Botanical history The earliest known collection of ''N. tobaica'' was made by Johannes Elias Teijsmann on February 8, 1856, probably from the Batak regions. This specimen, which includes female floral material, is H. L. B. 908,155-1106. Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek designated this specimen as the lectotype of ''N. tobaica'' in their 1997 monograph.Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae). ''Blumea'' 42(1): 1–106. ''Nepenthes tobaica'' was formally described in 1928 by Dutch botanist B. H. Danser in his seminal mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Albomarginata
''Nepenthes albomarginata'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. The specific epithet ''albomarginata'', formed from the Latin words ''albus'' (white) and ''marginatus'' (margin), refers to the white band of trichomes that is characteristic of this species. Botanical history ''Nepenthes albomarginata'' was first collected by Thomas Lobb in 1848. It was formally described a year later by John Lindley in ''The Gardeners' Chronicle''. The species was introduced into cultivation in the United Kingdom in 1856. In the 1996 book ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'', ''N. albomarginata'' is given the vernacular name white-collared pitcher-plant.Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. This name, along with all others, was dropped from the much-expanded second edition, published in 2008.Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. ''Pitcher Plants of Borneo''. Second Edition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Tentaculata
''Nepenthes tentaculata'' , or the fringed pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a tropical pitcher plant with a wide distribution across Borneo and Sulawesi. It grows at altitudes of 400–2550 m.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. The specific epithet ''tentaculata'' is derived from the Latin word ''tentacula'', meaning "tentacles", and refers to the multicellular appendages on the upper surface of the pitcher lid. Botanical history ''Nepenthes tentaculata'' was formally described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in his 1873 monograph, " Nepenthaceae", based on specimens collected by Thomas Lobb in 1853. In subsequent years, ''N. tentaculata'' was featured in a number of publications by eminent botanists such as Frederick William Burbidge (1882),Burbidge, F.W. 1882Notes on the new ''Nepenthes''.''The Gardeners' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Trichocarpa
''Nepenthes'' () is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (two species) and the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (four) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one) and Sri Lanka (one). The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines, with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot, humid, lowland areas, but the majority are tropical montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold, humid nights year round. A few are considered tropical alpine, with cool days and nights near freezing. The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys were once thought to drink rainwater from the pitchers. Description ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Philippinensis
''Nepenthes philippinensis'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from Palawan and the neighbouring Calamian Islands (including Busuanga, Coron, and Culion) and Linapacan, where it grows at 0– above sea level.McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.McPherson, S.R. 2011. Observations of ''Nepenthes philippinensis'' and related taxa. In: '' New Nepenthes: Volume One''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 382–395. ''Nepenthes wilkiei'' was described by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in 1998. This taxon was subsequently found to be conspecific with ''N. philippinensis''.Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 1999. ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) in Palawan, Philippines. ''Kew Bulletin'' 54(4): 887–895. Schlauer, J. 2000. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 29(2): 53. Jebb and Cheek suggest that ''N. philippinensis'' is more closely related to the Bornean sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Alata
''Nepenthes alata'' (; from Latin ''alatus'' "winged") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. Like all pitcher plants, it is carnivorous and uses its nectar to attract insects that drown in the pitcher and are digested by the plant. It is highly polymorphic, and its taxonomy continues to be subject to revisions. Description ''N. alata'' can vary strongly in colouration and morphology. The floral formula is ✶ K4 A4+4+1* G0 for staminate (the apical stamen /*/ may not be present) and ✶ K4 A0 (4) for pistillate flowers. Taxonomy ''Nepenthes alata'' has long been treated as a highly polymorphic species spanning all the major islands of the Philippine archipelago (with the possible exception of Palawan).McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Under this broad circumscription, ''N. alata'' was understood to have an altitudinal range of above sea level and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Kampotiana
''Nepenthes kampotiana'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to southern Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and at least southern coastal Vietnam.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.Nunn, R. & C.N.A. Vu 2016. An account of the ''Nepenthes'' species of Vietnam. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 45(3): 93–101. It has an altitudinal distribution of 0–600 m above sea level. The specific epithet ''kampotiana'' refers to the Cambodian city of Kampot, close to which the first specimens of this species were collected. This species is closely related to '' N. chang''.Catalano, M. 2010. In: '' Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio''. Prague. p. 38. ''Nepenthes geoffrayi'' is a heterotypic synonym of ''N. kampotiana''. In his Carnivorous Plant Database, taxonomist Jan Schlauer treats ''N. kampotiana'' as a heterotypic synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Thorelii
''Nepenthes thorelii'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Indochina. Very little is known about ''N. thorelii'' and it is unlikely to have entered cultivation, although various other taxa are often mislabelled as this species in the plant trade.Mey, F.S. 2010. In: S.R. McPherson ''Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats''. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1340–1367. Prior to its rediscovery in 2011, ''N. thorelii'' was considered possibly extinct, both in the wild and in cultivation. Botanical history The first known collection of ''N. thorelii'' was made by Clovis Thorel between 1862 and 1866Specimen Details: ''Nepenthes thorelii'' Lecomte The New York Botanical Garden. from Ti-tinh< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Reinwardtiana
''Nepenthes reinwardtiana'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo and SumatraMcPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. and to a number of smaller surrounding islands including Bangka, Natuna, Nias, and Siberut.Clarke, C.M. 2001. Appendix C: Distribution Maps. In: ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 299–307. Although some sources have included Peninsular MalaysiaDanser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. ''Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'', Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438. and Singapore within the range of this species, these records appear to be erroneous. ''Nepenthes reinwardtiana'' has an unusually wide altitudinal distribution of 0–2200 m, being both a "lowland" and "highland" plant. There are many different colour forms, ranging from green to dark red. This species is known for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Paniculata
''Nepenthes paniculata'' (; from Latin ''panicula'' "panicle") is a tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus ''Nepenthes''. ''Nepenthes paniculata'' is probably endemic to Doorman Top, a mountain in New Guinea (). In recent times it has been recorded from mossy forest on a ridge top at 1,460 m altitude.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. No forms or varieties of this species have been described. It may form natural hybrids with '' N. papuana''. In 1994, A. Wistuba, H. Rischer, B. Baumgartl, and B. Kistler explored Doorman Top in search of ''N. paniculata'' but found no ''Nepenthes'' other than '' N. lamii'' (then known as '' N. vieillardii'') and '' N. maxima''.Wistuba, A. 1994Re: ''Nepenthes''-discussion Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, September 15, 1994. However, they climbed a different slope to the one from which ''N. paniculata'' was originally collected. In A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Gracilis
''Nepenthes gracilis'' (; from Latin: ''gracilis'' "slender"), or the slender pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a common lowland pitcher plant that is widespread in the Sunda region. It has been recorded from Borneo, Cambodia,Mey, F.S. 2016The beautiful ''Nepenthes kampotiana x bokorensis'' ''Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle'', 5 October 2016. Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Thailand.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Catalano, M. 2010. '' Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio''. Prague. The species has a wide altitudinal distribution of 0 to 1100 m (and perhaps even 1700 m) above sea level, although most populations are found below 100& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
