- Nepenthes pervillei
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Nepenthes pervillei 
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes pervillei Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. pervillei Binomial name Nepenthes pervillei
Blume (1852)Synonyms - Anurosperma pervillei
(Blume) Hallier f. (1921) - Nepenthes wardii
E.P.Wright (1869)
Nepenthes pervillei (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz pərˈvɪli.aɪ/, after Auguste Pervillé, French plant collector) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Seychelles, specifically the islands of Mahé and Silhouette. It grows in rocky areas near granitic mountain summits[1] at elevations of between 350 and 750 m above sea level.[2]
The species was originally described as Nepenthes pervillei in 1852, but was later placed in the monotypic genus Anurosperma as Anurosperma pervillei, based on the morphology of its seeds, which differ from the closely allied N. madagascariensis (and the other members of Nepenthes) in that they lack the 'tails' characteristic of the rest of the genus. However, the more recent taxonomic database of Jan Schlauer subsumes Anurosperma back into Nepenthes.[3]
The mite Creutzeria seychellensis has been recorded from the pitchers of N. pervillei.[4][5]
References
- ^ Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes pervillei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- ^ Carnivorous Plant Database: Nepenthes pervillei
- ^ Nesbitt, H.H.J. 1979. A new anoetid (Acari) of the genus Creutzeria from the Seychelles. Canadian Entomologist 111(11): 1201–1205.
- ^ Fashing, N.J. 2002. Nepenthacarus, a new genus of Histiostomatidae (Acari: Astigmata) inhabiting the pitchers of Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce in Far North Queensland, Australia.PDF (1.64 MiB) Australian Journal of Entomology 41(1): 7–17. doi:10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00263.x
- Fashing, N.J. 2010. Two novel adaptations for dispersal in the mite family Histiostomatidae (Astigmata).PDF In: M.W. Sabelis & J. Bruin (eds.) Trends in Acarology: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer Science, Dordrecht. pp. 81–84. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5
- Hartmeyer, S. 1993. Nepenthes pervillei: Travel report to accompany the new CP-video.PDF Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 22(3): 65–70.
- (Indonesian) Mansur, M. 2001. Koleksi Nepenthes di Herbarium Bogoriense: prospeknya sebagai tanaman hias.PDF In: Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. major
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