''Nepenthes copelandii'' (; after
Edwin Copeland
Edwin Bingham Copeland (September 30, 1873 – March 16, 1964) was an American botanist and agriculturist. He is known for founding the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture at Los Baños, Laguna and for being one of the America's ...
) is a species of
pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher p ...
native to the island of
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. Originally known from
Mount Apo
Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the highest-mountain in the Philippine Archipelago, Mindanao and 2 ...
near
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
and
Mount Pasian
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
near
Bislig
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, it has since been discovered on a number of peaks throughout Mindanao.
It may also be present on the nearby island of
Camiguin
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin ( ceb, Probinsya sa Camiguin; tl, Lalawigan ng Camiguin; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Min ...
. The species has a wide altitudinal distribution of 1100–2400 m
above sea level
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The comb ...
.
[McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. '']Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines
This list of ''Nepenthes'' literature is a listing of major published works dealing with the tropical pitcher plants of the genus '' Nepenthes''. It includes specialised standalone publications and taxonomic monographs released as part of larg ...
''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ''Nepenthes copelandii'' has no known
natural hybrid
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in ...
s.
[McPherson, S.R. 2009. '']Pitcher Plants of the Old World
''Pitcher Plants of the Old World'' is a two-volume monograph by Stewart McPherson on the pitcher plants of the genera ''Nepenthes'' and ''Cephalotus''. It was published in May 2009 by Redfern Natural History Productions and covers all species kno ...
''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. No forms or varieties have been described.
The Mount Apo form has been cultivated by
Australia
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n hobbyists since the early 1980s, the taxon being referred to as "''N.'' sp. Philippines No. 2". Plants from Mount Pasian only entered cultivation much later.
''Nepenthes copelandii'' belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes ''
N. alata'', ''
N. ceciliae'', ''
N. extincta'', ''
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. Recircumscription of the ''Nepenthes alata'' group (Caryophyllales: Nepenthaceae), in the Philippines, with four new species. ''European Journal of Taxonomy'' 69: 1–23. ][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), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. ''Blumea'', published online on October 24, 2013. ] These species are united by a number of morphological characters, including winged
petioles,
lids with basal ridges on the lower surface (often elaborated into appendages), and upper pitchers that are usually broadest near the base.
In his Carnivorous Plant Database, taxonomist
Jan Schlauer
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
treats ''N. copelandii'' as a
heterotypic synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnae ...
of ''
N. alata''.
[Schlauer, J.]
''Nepenthes copelandii''
Carnivorous Plant Database.
References
Further reading
* Amoroso, V.B., L.D. Obsioma, J.B. Arlalejo, R.A. Aspiras, D.P. Capili, J.J.A. Polizon & E.B. Sumile 2009. Inventory and conservation of endangered, endemic and economically important flora of Hamiguitan Range, southern Philippines. ''Blumea'' 54(1–3): 71–76.
* Amoroso, V.B. & R.A. Aspiras 2011. Hamiguitan Range: a sanctuary for native flora. ''Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences'' 18(1): 7–15.
* Bonhomme, V., H. Pelloux-Prayer, E. Jousselin, Y. Forterre, J.-J. Labat & L. Gaume 2011. Slippery or sticky? Functional diversity in the trapping strategy of ''Nepenthes'' carnivorous plants. ''New Phytologist'' 191(2): 545–554.
* Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001.
Nepenthaceae. ''Flora Malesiana'' 15: 1–157.
* Gronemeyer, T. 2008. ''Nepenthes'' auf den Philippinen – ein Reisebericht. ''
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 ...
'' 60: 15–27.
* McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen: eine Fotodokumentation. ''
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 ...
'' 60: 34–78.
Borneo Exotics: ''Nepenthes copelandii'' – Discovery and Rediscovery
External links
at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder
{{Nepenthes
copelandii
Endemic flora of the Philippines
Flora of Mindanao
Carnivorous plants of Asia
Plants described in 1908