Nepenthes macfarlanei

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Nepenthes macfarlanei
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Nepenthes macfarlanei
Hemsl. (1905)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes macfarlanei
    auct. non Hemsl.: Smythies (1965) [=N. lowii]

Nepenthes macfarlanei (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈmækfɑːˌleɪniːaɪ/, after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid to cylindrical and up to 20 cm high. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.[1]

[edit] Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. macfarlanei have been recorded.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. 2002. A Guide to the Nepenthes of Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  2. ^ a b c Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes macfarlanei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
  • Chua, L.S.L. 1995. Conservation studies with Nepenthes macfarlanei Hemsl. in Peninsular Malaysia. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bath, London. 200 pp.
  • Chua, L.S.L. 2000. The flowering phenology and floral biology of Nepenthes macfarlanei (Nepenthaceae) from Mt. Purun, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 12(2): 197–206.
  • Chua, L.S.L. 2000. The pollination biology and breeding system of Nepenthes macfarlanei (Nepenthaceae). Journal of Tropical Forest Science 12(4): 635–642.
  • Schmid-Höllinger, R. 1997. Nepenthes macfarlanei: Prey found in ground pitchers.PDF (440 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 26(2): 46–50.
  • Shivas, R.G. 1983. Nepenthes of Gunung Ulu Kali.PDF (1.54 MiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 12(3): 65–67.
  • Smythies, B.E. 1965. The distribution and ecology of pitcher-plants (Nepenthes) in Sarawak. UNESCO Humid Tropics Symposium, June–July 1963, Kuching, Sarawak.
  • Tökés, Z.A., W.C. Woon & S.M. Chambers 1974. Digestive enzymes secreted by the carnivorous plant Nepenthes macfarlanei. Planta 119: 39–46.
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