monograph
A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject.
In library cataloging, ''monograph ...
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
. It was first published in 1996 by
Natural History Publications (Borneo) Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd. is a publishing house based in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. It is among the leading English language and natural history publishers in Malaysia and the entire Southeast Asian region. The company has publis ...
, in association with the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 ...
and the
Malaysian Nature Society
Malaysian Nature Society ( ms, Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia, abbrev: MNS) is the oldest and one of the most prominent environmental not for profit, non-governmental organisations in Malaysia. It was first established, as the Malayan Nature S ...
.Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. An updated and much expanded second edition was published in 2008 as ''Pitcher Plants of Borneo'', with
Ch'ien Lee
Ch'ien C. Lee ( Chinese: 李乾; pinyin: Lǐ Qián) is a photographer and botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus '' Nepenthes''. Lee has described several new ''Nepenthes'' species, including '' N. baramensis''Clarke, C., J.A. ...
as co-author.Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. ''Pitcher Plants of Borneo''. Second Edition. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
Content
The taxonomy presented in the first edition is based on that of
Matthew Jebb
Matthew Hilary Peter Jebb (born 1958) is an Irish botanist and taxonomist specialising in the ant plant genera ''Squamellaria'', '' Myrmecodia'', '' Hydnophytum'', ''Myrmephytum'' and '' Anthorrhiza'', as well as the carnivorous plant genus '' ...
and
Martin Cheek Martin Roy Cheek (born 1960) is a botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae)", which was in preparation at the time of the book's publication. The second edition mostly follows the taxonomy of Cheek and Jebb's 2001 monograph, " Nepenthaceae". Both editions devote much space to the botanical and horticultural history of ''Nepenthes''. In the first edition, the species accounts are predominantly illustrated with
watercolour painting
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s by Susan M. Phillipps, while in the updated work they are supplemented by numerous habitat photographs by Ch'ien Lee. The first edition includes
vernacular name
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s for all species and
natural hybrid
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s; these were dropped in the updated version.
The first edition covers 32 species, 7
natural hybrid
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s, and one
undescribed taxon
In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. ...
("''Nepenthes'' sp.", which has since been described as '' N. hurrelliana'').Kurata, S. 2002. ''Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference'': 111–116.Cheek, M., M. Jebb, C.C. Lee, A. Lamb & A. Phillipps. 2003. ''Nepenthes hurrelliana'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species of pitcher plant from Borneo. ''Sabah Parks Nature Journal'' 6: 117–124. The second edition includes 36 species, with the addition of '' N. chaniana'', '' N. faizaliana'', '' N. glandulifera'', '' N. hispida'', '' N. hurrelliana'', '' N. platychila'', and '' N. vogelii''. Following the revisions made in " Nepenthaceae", a number of species included in the first edition are treated as synonyms in the 2008 book: ''N. borneensis'' as a synonym of '' N. boschiana'' and ''N. leptochila'' as a synonym of '' N. hirsuta''. ''
Nepenthes maxima
''Nepenthes maxima'' (; from Latin: ''maximus'' "greatest"), the great pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of ...
'' is also dropped from the species list, as it is now considered absent from
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
, with all similar plants from the island actually representing '' N. fusca''. The 2008 book also synonymises '' N. zakriana'' with '' N. fusca'' and suggests that '' N. naquiyuddinii'' is a natural hybrid between ''N. fusca'' and '' N. reinwardtiana''.
Species
The following 33 species, including one
undescribed taxon
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Jan Schlauer
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reviewed ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'' in the June 1998 issue of the ''
Carnivorous Plant Newsletter
The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
History and editorship
The newsle ...
''.Schlauer, J. 1998. Book Review. ''
Carnivorous Plant Newsletter
The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
History and editorship
The newsle ...
'' 27(2): 53. He considered the work "a disappointment to all who expected an up-to-date review reflecting the present knowledge about the Bornean species of ''Nepenthes''". However, Schlauer praised the watercolours, writing that most of them "give a quite accurate impression of the plants in the living condition (which must have been a particular challenge for the artist in those cases in which no living specimens were available, e.g. of the species from
Kalimantan
Kalimantan () is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area. The non-Indonesian parts of Borneo are Brunei and East Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo.
In 2019, ...
!)". Schlauer concludes by writing: "The book is a nice addition to the collection of any ''Nepenthes'' amateur bibliophile but it cannot be recommended for scientific purposes."
Reviewing the book for the June 1996 issue of the ''
Bulletin of the Australian Carnivorous Plant Society
The ''Bulletin of the Australian Carnivorous Plant Society'' was a quarterly Periodical publication, periodical and the official publication of the Australian Carnivorous Plant Society.Rice, B. 2010Carnivorous Plant Society Archives The Carnivo ...
'', Tim Burfield wrote: "The authors have endeavoured to present a book which would be equally useful to beginners, experienced growers and general CP lovers and to that end they have struck a very good balance."Burfield, T. 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'' by Anthea Phillips and Anthony Lamb. A literature review by Tim Burfield. '' Bulletin of the Australian Carnivorous Plant Society, Inc.'' 15(2): 6–7. Commenting on the retail price of $36, he opined that "the quality of the narrative, colour photographs and drawings make this cost justifiable".