Nepenthes Truncata

''Nepenthes truncata'' (; from Latin ''truncatus'' "terminating abruptly") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from the islands of Dinagat, Leyte, and Mindanao.McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. The species grows at an elevation of 0–1500 m above sea level.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ''Nepenthes truncata'' is characterised by its heart-shaped (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.

''Nepenthes robcantleyi'' was once considered a dark, highland form of this species.Cheek, M. 2011. ''Nepenthes robcantleyi'' sp. nov. (Nepenthaceae) from Mindanao, Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 29(6): 677–681.

Carnivory

On September 29, 2006, at the Botanical Gardens in Lyon, France, a ''Nepenthes truncata'' was photographed containing the decomposing corpse of a mouse. This incident is the first record of a mammal being successfully trapped in the pitchers of ''N. truncata'' indoors. Both '' N. rajah'' and '' N. rafflesiana'' are known to occasionally catch small mammals in the wild.
Although it is possible for ''Nepenthes truncata'' to trap mice, the calcium heavy bones will not be digested.

Nepenthes truncata plant.jpg, An epiphytic ''N. truncata'' from the Pantaron Range near San Fernando
Nepenthes truncata pitcher.jpg, A recently opened pitcher with typical colouration from the Pantaron Range, Mindanao
Nepenthes truncata dark peristome.jpg, A pitcher with strongly developed peristome colouration, typical of older pitchers, Pantaron Range, Mindanao
Nepenthes truncata - Macfarlane, 1911.jpg, Illustration of ''N. truncata'' from Macfarlane's type description of 1911

Natural hybrids

*'' N. alata'' × ''N. truncata'' N._×_truncalata''.html" ;"title="Nepenthes × truncalata">N. × truncalata''">Nepenthes × truncalata">N. × truncalata''ref name=Mann>Mann, P. 1998
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*'' N. mindanaoensis'' × ''N. truncata''
*? '' N. petiolata'' × ''N. truncata''Kurata, S. & M. Toyoshima 1972. Philippine species of ''Nepenthes''. ''The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore'' 26(1): 155–158
Abstract
Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. ''Flora Malesiana'' 15: 1–157.

References

Carnivorous plant resource. 2019.

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.
* Cantley, R. 2000
''Nepenthes'' of the Philippines
ideoThe 3rd Conference of the International Carnivorous Plant Society, San Francisco, USA.
* Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the ''Nepenthes alata'' group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. ''Blumea'' 59: 144–154.
* Clarke, C. & J.A. Moran 2011. Incorporating ecological context: a revised protocol for the preservation of ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plant specimens (Nepenthaceae). ''Blumea'' 56(3): 225–228.
* Co, L. & W. Suarez 2012
Nepenthaceae
Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines.
* Elmer, A.D.E. 1915
Nepenthaceae
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Two hundred twenty six new species—II
''Leaflets of Philippine Botany'' 8: 2719–2883.
* Gronemeyer, T. 2008. ''Nepenthes'' auf den Philippinen – Ein Reisebericht. '' Das Taublatt'' 60(1): 15–27.
* 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.
* Macfarlane, J.M. 1927. The Philippine species of ''Nepenthes''. ''The Philippine Journal of Science'' 33(2): 127–140.
* Mansur, M. 2001. In: ''Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional''. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.
* McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen Eine Fotodokumentation. '' Das Taublatt'' 60(1): 34–78.
* 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.
* Rasco, E.T. Jr. & M.A.D. Maquilan 2005. Initial studies on ''in vitro'' germination and early seedling growth of ''Nepenthes truncata'' Macf.. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 34(2): 51–55.
* Rasco, E.T. Jr., G.K.R. Oguis & C.S.C. Silvosa 2012. ''In vitro'' rooting of ''Nepenthes truncata'' Macf.. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 41(4): 135–139.
* 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.
* Siegara, A. & Yogiara 2009
Bacterial community profiles in the fluid of four pitcher plant species (''Nepenthes'' spp.) grown in a nursery
''Microbiology Indonesia'' 3(3): 109–114.
* Silvosa, C.S.C., E.T. Rasco Jr. & M.A.D. Maquilan 2013. Agricultural waste materials as component of organic potting media for the endangered ''Nepenthes truncata'' Macf. (Philippine pitcher plant). ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 42(2): 47–56.
* Svítek, M. 2002
Portréty rostlin - ''Nepenthes truncata'' (Macf.) syn. ''Nepenthes megamphora'' (Merr. & Quis)
'' Trifid'' 2002(1): 37–39.
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Carnivorous plants of Asia
truncata
Endemic flora of the Philippines
Flora of Mindanao
Flora of the Visayas
Endangered flora of Asia
Plants described in 1911