Nepenthes mikei
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 Nepenthes mikei. Cultivated plant.
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| Nepenthes mikei B.R.Salmon & Maulder (1995) |
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Nepenthes mikei (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈmɪkeɪiː/, after Mike Hopkins, late friend of B. Salmon and R. Maulder) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Sumatra. It is closely related to N. angasanensis and N. tobaica.
[edit] Taxonomy
| Character | N. angasanensis | N. mikei | N. tobaica |
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| Habit | Produces offshoots from underground rhizomes | No rhizomes | No rhizomes |
| Spur | Forked | Fasciculate | Filiform |
| Inner margin of peristome | Teeth to 1.5-2 mm long | Teeth to 0.2-0.4 mm long | Teeth < 0.2 mm |
| Stem cross section | Cylindrical | Cylindrical | Cylindrical to obtusely triangular |
| Bracteoles | Sometimes near base of lowest pedicel only | Half way up every pedicel | At base or slightly below pedicel attachment, few |
| Pitcher glands | 300 / cm² | 150-180 / cm² | 200-250 / cm² |
| Pedicels | 1-flowered | 1-flowered | 2-flowered |
| Inflorescence (female) | 55-125 mm long, 9-17 flowers | 40-80 mm long, 4-10 flowers | 195-400 mm long, 30-50 flowers |
In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is a portion of the resultant cladogram, showing part of "Clade 6". The sister pair of N. angasanensis and N. mikei has 79% support.[1]
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 Herbarium specimens of N. mikei. |
[edit] Natural hybrids
- N. mikei × N. xiphioides[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ Salmon, B.R. & R.G. Maulder 1995. Two New Species of Nepenthes from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 24(3): 77-85.
- Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes mikei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
- Salmon, B. & R. Maulder 1999. Notes on Nepenthes from Northern Sumatra. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 28(1): 14-18.
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes taxonomy • Nepenthes infauna
