Nepenthes fusca
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![]() Upper pitchers of Nepenthes fusca from Mount Alab
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Nepenthes fusca Danser (1928) |
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Nepenthes fusca (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz fʊskə/, from Latin: fuscus = dark brown, dusky), or the Dusky Pitcher-Plant,[1] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range (1200-2500 m) and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest. It is closely related to N. faizaliana and considered by some authors to be conspecific with N. zakriana.
[edit] Natural hybrids
The following natural hybrids involving N. fusca have been recorded.
- N. burbidgeae × N. fusca[2]
- N. fusca × N. platychila[3]
- N. fusca × N. rajah[2]
- N. fusca × N. veitchii[2] [=?N. hurrelliana]
[edit] References
- ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ a b c Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ Lee, C.C. 2002. Nepenthes platychila (Nepenthaceae), a New Species of Pitcher Plant from Sarawak, Borneo. Gardens Bulletin Singapore 54: 257-261.
- Sacilotto, R. 2004. Experiments with highland Nepenthes seedlings: A Summary of Measured Tolerances. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 33(1): 26–31.
- Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes fusca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU C2 v2.3)
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