Andreas Wistuba (born 4 March 1967) is a German

taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are give ...

and botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genera ''

Heliamphora The genus ''Heliamphora'' ( or ; Greek: ''helos'' "marsh" and ''amphoreus'' " amphora") contains 23 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America.McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz 2011. '' Sarraceniaceae of South America''. ...

'' and '' Nepenthes''. More than half of all known ''

'' species have been described by Wistuba.

Publications

* Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 1994
Five new taxa of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) from North and West Sumatra
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Carnivorous Plant Newsletter The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. History and editorship The newsle ...

'' 23(4): 101–114. * Wistuba, A. & H. Rischer 1996
''Nepenthes lavicola'', a new species of Nepenthaceae from the Aceh Province in the North of Sumatra
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'' 25(4): 106–111. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2000
''Heliamphora hispida'' (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Cerro Neblina, Brazil-Venezuela
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'' 29(2): 37–41. * Wistuba, A., P. Harbarth & T. Carow 2001
''Heliamphora folliculata'', a new species of ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae) from the ‘Los Testigos’ Table Mountains in the South of Venezuela
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'' 30(4): 120–125. * Wistuba, A., T. Carow & P. Harbarth 2002
''Heliamphora chimantensis'', a New Species of ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae) from the ‘Macizo de Chimanta’ in the South of Venezuela
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'' 31(3): 78–82. * Carow, T., A. Wistuba & P. Harbarth 2005.
''Heliamphora sarracenioides'', a New Species of ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae) from Venezuela
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'' 34(1): 4–6. * Wistuba, A., T. Carow, P. Harbarth & J. Nerz 2005. ''Heliamphora pulchella'', eine neue mit ''Heliamphora minor'' (Sarraceniaceae) verwandte Art aus der Chimanta Region in Venezuela. ''

Das Taublatt ''Das Taublatt'' is a triannual German-language periodical based in Bochum and the official publication of Gesellschaft für fleischfressende Pflanzen im deutschsprachigen Raum, a carnivorous plant society based in Germany.Rice, B. 2010Carnivor ...

'' 53(3): 42–50. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2006
''Heliamphora exappendiculata'', a clearly distinct species with unique characteristics
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'' 35(2): 43–51. * Nerz, J., A. Wistuba & G. Hoogenstrijd 2006. ''Heliamphora glabra'' (Sarraceniaceae), eine eindrucksvolle ''Heliamphora'' Art aus dem westlichen Teil des Guayana Schildes. ''

'' 54: 58–70. * Wistuba, A., J. Nerz & A. Fleischmann 2007
flava'', a new species of Nepenthaceae from the northern part of Sumatra
''Blumea'' 52: 159–163. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2007. ''Nepenthes mantalingajanensis'' (Nepenthaceae), eine bemerkenswerte neue Spezies aus Palawan (Philippinen). ''

'' 55(3): 17–25. * Fleischmann, A., A. Wistuba & J. Nerz. 2009. Three new species of ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae) from the Guayana Highlands of Venezuela. ''Willdenowia'' 39(2): 273–283. * Gronemeyer, T., A. Wistuba, V. Heinrich, S. McPherson, F. Mey & A. Amoroso 2010. ''Nepenthes hamiguitanensis'' (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant species from Mindanao Island, Philippines. In: S.R. McPherson ''Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats''. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole. pp. 1296–1305.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wistuba, Andreas German taxonomists 1967 births Living people Botanists active in Asia Botanists active in South America 20th-century German botanists 21st-century German botanists 20th-century German scientists 21st-century German scientists