Nepenthes Macfarlanei

''Nepenthes macfarlanei'' (; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid or infundibular in the lower half and globose or cylindrical above and up to 25 cm high. Upper (aerial) pitchers are of a lighter colour with wings reduced to rubs. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.

Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving ''N. macfarlanei'' have been recorded.

*''N. macfarlanei'' × '' N. ramispina''Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
*''N. macfarlanei'' × '' N. sanguinea''

File:N.Macfarlenai X N.Ramispina.jpg, N.Macfarlanei X N.Ramispina
File:N.Macfarlenei X N.Sanguiena.jpg, N.Macfarlanei X N.Sanguiena
File:Nepenthes macfarlanei lower pitcher.jpg, (N.Sangueina x N.Ramispina) X N.Macfarlanei

References

Further reading

* Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plants. ''Journal of Evolutionary Biology'' 25(1): 90–102.
* Bourke, G. 2003. ''Carniflora Australis'' (2): 23–26.
* Clarke, C.M. 2006. Introduction. In: Danser, B.H. ''The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 1–15.
* Clarke, C. & C.C. Lee 2012
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* Chua, L.S.L. 1995. Conservation studies with ''Nepenthes macfarlanei'' Hemsl. in Peninsular Malaysia. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bath, London. 200 pp.
* Chua, L.S.L. 2000. The flowering phenology and floral biology of ''Nepenthes macfarlanei'' (Nepenthaceae) from Mt. Purun, Peninsular Malaysia. ''Journal of Tropical Forest Science'' 12(2): 197–206.
* Chua, L.S.L. 2000. The pollination biology and breeding system of ''Nepenthes macfarlanei'' (Nepenthaceae). ''Journal of Tropical Forest Science'' 12(4): 635–642.
* Macfarlane, J.M. 1914
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* Mansur, M. 2001. In: ''Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional''. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.
* McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
* Meimberg, H., P. Dittrich, G. Bringmann, J. Schlauer & G. Heubl 2000. Molecular phylogeny of Caryophyllidae s.l. based on ''matK'' sequences with special emphasis on carnivorous taxa. ''Plant Biology'' 2(2): 218–228.
* Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Nepenthaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid trnK intron sequence data. ''Plant Biology'' 3(2): 164–175.
* Meimberg, H. 2002.  Ph.D. thesis, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich.
* Meimberg, H. & G. Heubl 2006. Introduction of a nuclear marker for phylogenetic analysis of Nepenthaceae. ''Plant Biology'' 8(6): 831–840.
* Meimberg, H., S. Thalhammer, A. Brachmann & G. Heubl 2006. Comparative analysis of a translocated copy of the ''trnK'' intron in carnivorous family Nepenthaceae. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 39(2): 478–490.
* Renner, T. & C.D. Specht 2011. A sticky situation: assessing adaptations for plant carnivory in the Caryophyllales by means of stochastic character mapping. ''International Journal of Plant Sciences'' 172(7): 889–901.
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''Nepenthes'' of Peninsula Malaysia
by Stewart McPherson

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Carnivorous plants of Asia
macfarlanei
Endemic flora of Peninsular Malaysia
Plants described in 1905