Nepenthes edwardsiana
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Nepenthes edwardsiana |
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Illustration of Nepenthes edwardsiana from Life in the Forests of the Far East published in 1862.
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Nepenthes edwardsiana Low ex Hook.f. (1859) |
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Distribution of N. edwardsiana.
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Nepenthes edwardsiana (after George Edwards, Governor of the Crown Colony of Labuan) is a species of pitcher plant found only on Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is perhaps the most spectacular of all Nepenthes species, having the most highly developed peristome of any species in the genus together with N. hamata. It is also notable for producing some of the largest pitchers - up to 50 cm high and 15 cm wide.
No forms or varieties of N. edwardsiana have been described.
[edit] Natural hybrids
- N. burbidgeae × N. edwardsiana
- N. edwardsiana × N. rajah
- N. edwardsiana × N. villosa [=N. × harryana]
[edit] References
- Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes edwardsiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2e, D1 v2.3)
- Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 79-83.
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes classification • Nepenthes infauna