- Nepenthes boschiana
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Nepenthes boschiana 
A giant upper pitcher of N. boschiana from Mount Sakumbang Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. boschiana Binomial name Nepenthes boschiana
Korth. (1839)
Distribution of N. boschiana. Synonyms - Nepenthes borneensis
J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1989) - Nepenthes maxima
auct. non Reinw. ex Nees: Becc. (1886)
[=N. boschiana/N. maxima/
N. stenophylla/N. sumatrana]
Heterochresonyms- Nepenthes boschiana
auct. non Korth.: Low (1848);
Macfarl. (1908)
[=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla] - Nepenthes boschiana
auct. non Korth.: Miq. (1860)
[=N. boschiana/N. sumatrana] - Nepenthes boschiana
auct. non Korth.: Becc. (1878)
[=N. maxima]
Nepenthes boschiana (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌbɒʃiˈɑːnə/, after Johannes van den Bosch), or Bosch's Pitcher-Plant,[1] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is most closely related to N. faizaliana. Nepenthes borneensis is considered a synonym of this species.[2] Nepenthes boschiana has no known natural hybrids.[3] No valid forms or varieties have been described.[2]
The species was formally described by Pieter Willem Korthals in his 1839 monograph, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes".[4] B. H. Danser, in his 1928 monograph "The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies", wrote the following:[1][5]
Korthals states the natives who accompanied him on Mt. Sakoembang gathered the not yet opened pitchers, as the water which they contained was a medicament against inflammation of the eyes, whereas others cut the opened pitchers as playthings for their children. He describes the habitat as sterile, open and stony. The vernacular name 'daoen sompitan' is translated by him as blow-pipe-leaf; according to dictionaries this is right.
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Original illustration of N. boschiana from 1839 by Pieter Willem Korthals
Infraspecific taxa
- Nepenthes boschiana var. lowii Hook.f. (1873)[6] [=N. stenophylla]
- Nepenthes boschiana var. sumatrana Miq. (1858) [=N. sumatrana]
References
- ^ a b Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- ^ Korthals, P.W. 1839. Over het geslacht Nepenthes. In: C.J. Temminck 1839–1842. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen; Kruidkunde. Leiden. pp. 1–44, t. 1–4, 13–15, 20–22.
- ^ Danser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3-4): 249-438.
- ^ Hooker, J.D. 1873. Nepenthaceae. In: A. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 17: 90–105.
- Adam, J.H. & C.C. Wilcock 1989. A new Nepenthes from Gunong Besar, Kalimantan Selatan, Borneo. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 42(1): 25–28.
- Adam, J.H., C.C. Wilcock & M.D. Swaine 1992. The ecology and distribution of Bornean Nepenthes.PDF Journal of Tropical Forest Science 5(1): 13–25.
- Clarke, C.M. 2006. Introduction. In: Danser, B.H. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 1–15.
- Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes boschiana. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2e v2.3)
External links
- Photographs of N. boschiana at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder
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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