Nepenthes vieillardii
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Lower pitcher of Nepenthes vieillardii. Cultivated plant.
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Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.f. (1873) |
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Nepenthes vieillardii (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz viːɛˈlɑːrdiːaɪ/, after Eugène Vieillard, collector of plants from New Caledonia and Tahiti between 1861 and 1867) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes species. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1]
[edit] Infraspecific taxa
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. deplanchei Dub. (1906)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. humilis (Moore) Guilliaum. (1964)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. minima Guillaum. (1953)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. montrouzieri (Dub.) Macf. (1908)
[edit] References
- ^ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba 2000. Nepenthes veillardii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 22 August 2007.
- Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1–106.
- Jones, P. & M. Wilson 1987. A Field Trip to New Caledonia.PDF (2.10 MiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 16(3): 74–82.
- Kurata, K., T. Jaffre & H. Setoguchi 2004. Variation of Pitcher Morphology within Nepenthes vieillardii Hook. f. (Nepenthaceae) in New Caledonia. Acta phytotaxonomica et geobotanica 55(3): 181–197. Abstract
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes taxonomy • Nepenthes infauna