Nepenthes Sandakanensis

''Nepenthes stenophylla'' , or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo.Clarke, C.M. 1997. '' Nepenthes of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. The species produces attractive funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high.Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. ''Flora Malesiana'' 15: 1–157. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. ''Nepenthes stenophylla'' belongs to the loosely defined "''N. maxima'' complex", which also includes, among other species, '' N. boschiana'', '' N. chaniana'', '' N. epiphytica'', '' N. eymae'', '' N. faizaliana'', '' N. fusca'', '' N. klossii'', '' N. maxima'', '' N. platychila'', and '' N. vogelii''.Robinson, A.S., J. Nerz & A. Wistuba 2011. ''Nepenthes epiphytica'', a new pitcher plant from East Kalimantan. In: McPherson, S.R. '' New Nepenthes: Volume One''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 36–51.

''Nepenthes fallax''

There has been confusion surrounding ''N. stenophylla'' and ''N. fallax'' ever since the latter was first described. ''Nepenthes fallax'' matches ''N. stenophylla'' in most respects, except for the shape of the lid; the type specimen of ''N. fallax'' has an orbiculate lid, whereas that of ''N. stenophylla'' is narrow. However, the original description of ''N. stenophylla'' was based on a plant raised from seed in a greenhouse in England, and the narrow shape of the lid could be an aberrant characteristic resulting from artificial growing conditions.

In his seminal monograph " The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies", B. H. Danser treated ''N. fallax'' as a heterotypic synonym of ''N. stenophylla''.Danser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. ''Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'', Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438. This interpretation has been supported by most subsequent authors.Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae). ''Blumea'' 42(1): 1–106. Jan Schlauer, however, considers the taxa as two separate species based on the shape of the lid. He suspects the taxon originally named as ''N. stenophylla'' may have later been named again as '' N. faizaliana''.

''Nepenthes fallax'' has a separate conservation status of Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Natural hybrids

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

*'' N. fusca'' × ''N. stenophylla''Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. '' Pitcher Plants of Borneo''. Second Edition. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
*'' N. lowii'' × ''N. stenophylla''
*'' N. rajah'' × ''N. stenophylla''
*'' N. reinwardtiana'' × ''N. stenophylla''
*''N. stenophylla'' × '' N. tentaculata''
*''N. stenophylla'' × '' N. veitchii''

Image:N.fallax x fusca.jpg, ''N. fusca'' ×''N. stenophylla''
Image:N.fallax x reinwardtiana.jpg, ''N. reinwardtiana'' ×''N. stenophylla''

Notes

:a.''Nepenthes fallax'' is . The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word ''fallax'', meaning "spurious".

References

Further reading

* Adam, J.H. 1997. ''Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science'' 20(2–3): 121–134.
* 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.
* Beaman, J.H. & C. Anderson 2004. ''The Plants of Mount Kinabalu: 5. Dicotyledon Families Magnoliaceae to Winteraceae''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
* Bourke, G. 2010. ''Captive Exotics Newsletter'' 1(1): 4–7.
* Bourke, G. 2011. The ''Nepenthes'' of Mulu National Park. '' Carniflora Australis'' 8(1): 20–31.
* Burbidge, F.W. 1882
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* Chung, A.Y.C. 2006. ''Biodiversity and Conservation of The Meliau Range: A Rain Forest in Sabah's Ultramafic Belt''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. .
* Clarke, C.M. 2006. Introduction. In: Danser, B.H. '' The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 1–15.
* Corner, E.J.H. 1996. Pitcher-plants (''Nepenthes''). In: K.M. Wong & A. Phillipps (eds.
''Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo. A Revised and Expanded Edition.''
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* Damit, A. 2014. A trip to Mount Trus Madi – the ''Nepenthes'' wonderland. '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 43(1): 19–22.
* Fretwell, S. 2013. Back in Borneo for giant ''Nepenthes''. Part 1: Mesilau Nature Reserve, Ranau. ''Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Journal'' 107: 6–13.
* Hazebroek, H.P. & A.K. bin Abang Morshidi 2002. ''A Guide to Gunung Mulu National Park: A World Heritage Site in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
* Kurup, R., A.J. Johnson, S. Sankar, A.A. Hussain, C.S. Kumar & S. Baby 2013. Fluorescent prey traps in carnivorous plants. ''Plant Biology'' 15(3): 611–615.
* Lee, C.C. 2000
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* Mansur, M. 2001. In: ''Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional''. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.
* Mansur, M. 2007. Keanekaragaman jenis ''Nepenthes'' (kantong semar) dataran rendah di Kalimantan Tengah. iversity of lowland ''Nepenthes'' (kantong semar) in Central Kalimantan.''Berita Biologi'' 8(5): 335–341
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* Mansur, M. & F.Q. Brearley 2008
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* McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
* 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.
* Mey, F.S. 2014
Joined lecture on carnivorous plants of Borneo with Stewart McPherson.
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* Miyagi, I. & T. Toma 2007. A new mosquito of the genus ''Topomyia'' (Diptera, Culicidae) from a ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plant in a Bario highland of Sarawak, Malaysia. ''Medical Entomology and Zoology'' 58(3): 167–174
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* Oikawa, T. 1992. ''Nepenthes stenophylla'' Mast.. In: . 'The Grief Vanishing''.Parco Co., Japan. p. 61.
* Sacilotto, R. 2004
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* Thong, J. 2006. ''Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Journal'' 81: 12–17.
* Thorogood, C. 2010. '' The Malaysian Nepenthes: Evolutionary and Taxonomic Perspectives''. Nova Science Publishers, New York.

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''Nepenthes stenophylla'' in its natural habitat

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Carnivorous plants of Asia
stenophylla
Endemic flora of Borneo
Plants described in 1890
Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests