Nepenthes burkei
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Nepenthes burkei lower pitcher. Mount Halcon, Mindoro.
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Nepenthes burkei Hort.Veitch ex Mast. (1889) |
Nepenthes burkei (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz bɜːkiːaɪ/, after David Burke, British plant collector) is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis and N. ventricosa. It has only recently entered cultivation.
N. burkei has no known natural hybrids.
[edit] Infraspecific taxa
Two varieties of N. burkei have been described.
- Nepenthes burkei var. excellens Hort.Veitch ex Marshall (1890)
- Nepenthes burkei var. prolifica Mast. (1890)
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