Nepenthes Ventricosa

''Nepenthes ventricosa'' (; from New Latin ''ventricosus'' "having a swelling on one side") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines, where it is a highland species, growing at an elevation of above sea level.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. It has been recorded from the islands of Luzon, Panay, and Sibuyan.McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. ''Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. The pitchers are numerous, growing up to tall and ranging in colour from ivory white to red.

''Nepenthes ventricosa'' is very closely related to both '' N. burkei'' and '' N. sibuyanensis'', but can be distinguished by a more waisted middle to the pitchers, a smaller mouth, and, generally, a thinner peristome.

Infraspecific taxa

*''Nepenthes ventricosa'' f. ''luteoviridis'' Hort. ''ex'' Y.Fukatsu (1999) '' nom.nud.''Schlauer, J. N.d
''Nepenthes ventricosa''
Carnivorous Plant Database.

Natural hybrids

*'' N. alata'' × ''N. ventricosa'' N._×_ventrata''.html" ;"title="Nepenthes_x_ventrata.html" ;"title="''Nepenthes x ventrata">N. × ventrata''">Nepenthes_x_ventrata.html" ;"title="''Nepenthes x ventrata">N. × ventrata''ref name=Fleming>Fleming, R. 1979.   ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 8(1): 10–12.

References

Further reading

* Alejandro, G.J.D., J.P.C. Baysa, B.O.C. Lemana, G.M. Madulara, R.S. Madulid & D.A. Madulid 2007. Conspecificity of ''Nepenthes alata'' Blco. population found in Mt. Guisguis, Zambales inferred from Internal Transcribed Spacer (nrDNA) sequence data. ''Acta Manilana'' 55: 15–21.
* Alejandro, G.J.D., R.S. Madulid & D.A. Madulid 2008. The utility of Internal Transcribed Spacer (nrDNA) sequence data for phylogenetic reconstruction in endemic Philippine ''Nepenthes'' L. (Nepenthaceae). ''The Philippine Scientist'' 45: 99–110.
* 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.
* Benz, M.J., E.V. Gorb & S.N. Gorb 2012. Diversity of the slippery zone microstructure in pitchers of nine carnivorous ''Nepenthes'' taxa. ''Arthropod-Plant Interactions'' 6(1): 147–158.
* Beveridge, N.G.P., C. Rauch, P.J.A. Keßler, R.R. van Vugt & P.C. van Welzen 2013. A new way to identify living species of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae): more data needed! ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 42(4): 122–128.
* Blanco, F.M. 1845
''Nepenthes''.
In: '' Flora de Filipinas, segun el sistema sexual de Linneo. Segunda impresion, corregida y aumentada por el mismo autor.'' D. Miguel Sanchez, Manila. pp. 555–557.
* Blume, C.L. 1852
Ord. Nepenthaceae.
In:
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* 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.
* Buch, F., M. Rott, S. Rottloff, C. Paetz, I. Hilke, M. Raessler & A. Mithöfer 2012. Secreted pitfall-trap fluid of carnivorous ''Nepenthes'' plants is unsuitable for microbial growth. ''Annals of Botany'' 111(3): 375–383.
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* Duffield, R.M. & P. Sheridan 2007
Asian tiger mosquito, ''Aedes albopictus'' (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), larvae in pitchers of ''Nepenthes ventricosa'' Blanco (Nepenthaceae) in Virginia
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* Jarry-Desloges, R. 1903
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* Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae). ''Blumea'' 42(1): 1–106.
* 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., 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.
* Merrill, E.D. 1905
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* Merrill, E.D. 1918
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* Nerz, J., P. Mann, T. Alt & T. Smith 1998

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* 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.
* Rottloff, S., R. Stieber, H. Maischak, F.G. Turini, G. Heubl & A. Mithöfer 2011. Functional characterization of a class III acid endochitinase from the traps of the carnivorous pitcher plant genus, ''Nepenthes''. ''Journal of Experimental Botany'' 62(13): 4639–4647.
* Shin, K.-S., S. Lee & B.J. Cha 2007. Suppression of phytopathogenic fungi by hexane extract of ''Nepenthes ventricosa'' x ''maxima'' leaf. ''Fitoterapia'' 78(7–8): 585–586.
* Slack, A. 1979. ''Nepenthes ventricosa''. In: ''Carnivorous Plants''. Ebury Press, London. p. 85.
* Stephenson, P.& J. Hogan 2006. Cloning and characterization of a ribonuclease, a cysteine proteinase, and an aspartic proteinase from pitchers of the carnivorous plant ''Nepenthes ventricosa'' Blanco. ''International Journal of Plant Sciences'' 167(2): 239–248.
* Thornhill, A.H., I.S. Harper & N.D. Hallam 2008. The development of the digestive glands and enzymes in the pitchers of three ''Nepenthes'' species: ''N. alata'', ''N. tobaica'', and ''N. ventricosa'' (Nepenthaceae). ''International Journal of Plant Sciences'' 169(5): 615–624.

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Carnivorous plants of Asia
ventricosa
Endemic flora of the Philippines
Plants described in 1837
Taxa named by Francisco Manuel Blanco