- Nepenthes madagascariensis
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Nepenthes madagascariensis 
Nepenthes madagascariensis growing near Esama, Manantenina, Madagascar Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. madagascariensis Binomial name Nepenthes madagascariensis
Poir. (1797)
Distribution of N. madagascariensis. Synonyms - Nepenthes cristata
Brongn. (1824)
[=N. alata/N. madagascariensis] - Nepenthes distillatoria
auct. non L.: Brion (1855)
Pre-Linnaean names- "Amramatico"
de Flacourt (1658)
Nepenthes madagascariensis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz mædəˌɡæskɑriˈɛnsɪs/, from Madagascar) is one of two Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to Madagascar, the other being N. masoalensis.
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Botanical history
Nepenthes madagascariensis was the first Nepenthes species to be discovered; Etienne de Flacourt recorded it in 1658 under the name Amramatico. He published a description of the plant in his seminal work Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar. It reads:[1]
It is a plant growing about 3 feet high which carries at the end of its leaves, which are 7 inches long, a hollow flower or fruit resembling a small vase, with its own lid, a wonderful sight. There are red ones and yellow ones, the yellow being the biggest. The inhabitants of this country are reluctant to pick the flowers, saying that if somebody does pick them in passing, it will not fail to rain that day. As to that, I and all the other Frenchmen did pick them, but it did not rain. After rain these flowers are full of water, each one containing a good half-glass. [translated from French in Pitcher-Plants of Borneo][2]
Nepenthes madagascariensis in habitat, Tôlanaro (Fort Dauphin)
Ecology
Nepenthes madagascariensis occurs along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as far north as the Masoala Peninsula. It is most common in the south of the island, around Tôlanaro. This species grows along the edges of swamps and in peaty or sandy soils at low altitudes.[3]
Infraspecific taxa
- N. madagascariensis var. macrocarpa Scott Elliot (1891)
- N. madagascariensis var. cylindrica Dub. (1906)
References
- ^ de Flacourt, E. 1658. Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar.
- ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes madagascariensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
- Bonhomme, V., H. Pelloux-Prayer, E. Jousselin, Y. Forterre, J.-J. Labat & L. Gaume 2011. Slippery or sticky? Functional diversity in the trapping strategy of Nepenthes carnivorous plants. New Phytologist 191(2): 545–554. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03696.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
- Grjebine, A. 1979. Les moustiques des Nepenthes de Madagascar: espèces nouvelles du genre Uranotaenia (Diptera, Culicidae).PDF Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 15(1): 53–74.
- James, G. 1988. Some observations of a population of Nepenthes madagascariensis in Madagascar.PDF Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 17(4): 102–103.
- McPherson, S. 2010. An expedition to Madagascar. Planta Carnivora 32(1): 6–13.
- Ratsirarson, J. & J.A. Silander 1996. Structure and dynamics in Nepenthes madagascariensis pitcher plant micro-communities. Biotropica 28(2): 218–227. doi:10.2307/2389076
- Rembold, K. 2006. Zur Ökologie der karnivoren Nepenthes madagascariensis. Diplom thesis, University of Bonn, Bonn.
- Rembold, K., E. Fischer, M.A. Wetzel & W. Barthlott 2010. Prey composition of the pitcher plant Nepenthes madagascariensis. Journal of Tropical Ecology 26(4): 365–372. doi:10.1017/S026646741000012X
- Schlosser, E. 2005. Notes on some little known carnivorous plants from Madagascar. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(4): 100–105.
- (Czech) Veleba, V. 2003. Nepenthes trošku jinak. Trifid 2003(4): 38.
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Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. majorCategories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Carnivorous plants of Africa
- Nepenthes
- Plants described in 1797
- Vulnerable plants
- Nepenthes cristata
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