Nepenthes burkei

Nepenthes burkei
Nepenthes burkei
Nepenthes burkei lower pitcher. Mount Halcon, Mindoro.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. burkei
Binomial name
Nepenthes burkei
Hort.Veitch ex Mast. (1889)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes burkeii
    Hort.Veitch ex Mast. (1889)
    [original spelling]

Nepenthes burkei (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˈbɜrki.aɪ/, after David Burke, British plant collector) is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, where it grows at an elevation of 1100–2000 m.[2] It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis and N. ventricosa. It has only recently entered cultivation.

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Infraspecific taxa

Two varieties of N. burkei have been described.

  • Nepenthes burkei var. excellens Hort.Veitch ex Marshall (1890)
  • Nepenthes burkei var. prolifica Mast. (1890)

Natural hybrids

References

  1. ^ von Arx, B., J. Schlauer & M. Groves 2001. CITES Carnivorous Plant Checklist.PDF The Cromwell Press, United Kingdom.
  2. ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  • Carnivorous Plant Database: Nepenthes burkei
  • Kurata, S. 1968. Mindoro/North Borneo Expedition. Part 1&2. Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society No. 45.
  • McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  • (German) McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen Eine Fotodokumentation. Das Taublatt 60(1): 34–78.

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