Nepenthes burbidgeae

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iNepenthes burbidgeae
Young plant of N. burbidgeae.  Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Young plant of N. burbidgeae. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. burbidgeae
Binomial name
Nepenthes burbidgeae
Hook.f. ex Burb., 1882
Distribution of N. burbidgeae.
Distribution of N. burbidgeae.
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes burbidgei
    Hook.f. ex Burb., 1894 sphalm. typogr.
  • Nepenthes phyllamphora
    auct. non Willd.: Stapf, 1894
  • ?Nepenthes pilosa
    Danser, 1928

Nepenthes burbidgeae (after the wife of Frederick William Burbidge) is highland Nepenthes species with a patchy distribution around Mount Kinabalu. It can often be found growing with colonies of N. rajah, N. edwardsiana and N. tentaculata, and hybrids with all these species have been recorded. The plant produces beautifully coloured pitchers up to 20 cm in length.

Frederick Burbidge was one of the first to collect the plant and introduce it into cultivation.

No forms or varieties of N. burbidgeae have been described.

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[edit] References

  • Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes burbidgeae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2c v2.3)
  • Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, pp. 73-76.