Nepenthes paniculata

Nepenthes paniculata
Nepenthes paniculata. New Guinea.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. paniculata
Binomial name
Nepenthes paniculata
Danser (1928)[1]

Nepenthes paniculata (/nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌpænɨkjuːˈlɑːtə/; from Latin: panicula "panicle") is a tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes.

Nepenthes paniculata is probably endemic to Mount Doorman Top in New Guinea (03°28′01″S 138°26′59″E / 3.46694°S 138.44972°E). It has been recorded from mossy forest on a ridge top at 1,460 m altitude.[2][3]

Nepenthes paniculata has no known natural hybrids.[4] No forms or varieties have been described.

In 1994, A. Wistuba, H. Rischer, B. Baumgartl, and B. Kistler explored Doorman Top in search of N. paniculata but found no Nepenthes other than N. lamii (then known as N. vieillardii) and N. maxima.[5] However, they climbed a different slope to the one from which N. paniculata was originally collected.[5]

In August 2013, the species was rediscovered by a team consisting of Holger Gossner, Thomas Gronemeyer, David Marwinski, Stewart McPherson, Marius Micheler, Joachim Nerz, Andreas Wistuba, and Urs Zimmermann.[6][7][8][9] This expedition was the first to document the lower pitchers, which resemble those of N. merrilliana and related species from the Philippines.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Danser, B.H. 1928. 33. Nepenthes paniculata Dans., spec. nova.. [pp. 344–346] In: The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  2. ↑ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes paniculata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN C2b v2.3).
  3. ↑ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Australia and New Guinea. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ↑ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wistuba, A. 1994. Re: Nepenthes-discussion. Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, September 15, 1994.
  6. ↑ (German) Marwinski, D. 2014. Eine Expedition nach West-Papua oder auf den Spuren von Nepenthes paniculata. Das Taublatt 78: 11–44.
  7. ↑ Mey, F.S. 2013. Time to cebrate: the mysterious Nepenthes paniculata has been relocated!!! Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, August 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Mey, F.S. 2014. A short visit to Papua, video by Alastair Robinson and Davide Baj. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, February 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ Rediscovery of Nepenthes paniculata. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.
  10. ↑ Mey, F.S. 2013. What would be the concept of Nepenthes paniculata? Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, August 18, 2013.

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