Carnivorous Plant Newsletter

Infobox Journal

8(3) September 1979
discipline = Botany
website = http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/cpnmain.html
publisher = International Carnivorous Plant Society
country = USA
abbreviation = "CPN"
history = 1972 to present
frequency = Quarterly
ISSN = The "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter" ("CPN") is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It has been published every year since its inception in 1972. The publication was originally founded by Don Schnell and Joe Mazrimas. Additional early editors included Leo Song and Larry Mellichamp. In 1997, Don Schnell retired and the new editors Jan Schlauer and Barry Rice joined the editorial staff. Mazrimas left the editorial board in 1998, leaving the journal's production to Schlauer, Rice, and Steve Baker (for page layout). [ [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/cpn1.html Origins of "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter"] . International Carnivorous Plant Society.]

The newsletter publishes on a quarterly basis, in full colour. Each issue is usually 32 pages long. Articles of scientific interest must pass through an anonymous peer-review process before being published. Typical articles also include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, and new species or cultivar descriptions. [ [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/cpnmain.html About "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter"] . International Carnivorous Plant Society.]

Taxon descriptions

The "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter" has published formal descriptions of the following taxa. [ [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/SpeciesDescriptions.htm Species Descriptions in "CPN"] . International Carnivorous Plant Society.]

"Drosera"

*"Drosera camporupestris"
*"Drosera grantsaui"
*"Drosera hartmeyerorum"
*"Drosera schwackei" (new combination)
*"Drosera spatulata" var. "gympiensis"
*"Drosera tentaculata"
*"Drosera viridis"
*"Drosera × corinthiaca"

"Heliamphora"

*"Heliamphora chimantensis"
*"Heliamphora elongata"
*"Heliamphora exappendiculata"
*"Heliamphora folliculata"
*"Heliamphora hispida"
*"Heliamphora sarracenioides"

"Nepenthes"

*"Nepenthes angasanensis"
*"Nepenthes carunculata" var. "robusta"
*"Nepenthes lavicola"
*"Nepenthes longifolia"
*"Nepenthes mikei"
*"Nepenthes ovata"
*"Nepenthes rowanae" (emended description)
*"Nepenthes sibuyanensis"
*"Nepenthes talangensis"
*"Nepenthes tenuis"
*"Nepenthes xiphioides"

"Pinguicula"

*"Pinguicula lithophytica"
*"Pinguicula nivalis"
*"Pinguicula pilosa"

"Sarracenia"

*"Sarracenia flava" var. "cuprea"
*"Sarracenia flava" var. "rubricorpora"
*"Sarracenia purpurea" subsp. "venosa" var. "burkii" f. "luteola"

References

External links

* [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/cpnmain.html ICPS: "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter"]