- Nepenthes gracillima
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Nepenthes gracillima 
An upper pitcher of N. gracillima from the upper slopes of Mount Tahan Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. gracillima Binomial name Nepenthes gracillima
Ridl. (1908)[1]Synonyms - Nepenthes gracillima
auct. non Ridl.: Smythies (1965)[2]
[=N. muluensis]
Nepenthes gracillima (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ɡrəˈsɪlɨmə/, from Latin: superlative of gracilis "slender") is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia.[3]
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Infraspecific taxa
- Nepenthes gracillima f. ramispina (Ridl.) Hort.Westphal (2000) [=N. ramispina]
- Nepenthes gracillima var. major Ridl. (1924)
Natural hybrids
In Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, Charles Clarke lists the natural hybrid N. gracillima × N. macfarlanei.[3] At the time of the book's publication, N. alba was considered a heterotypic synonym of N. gracillima. Since then, however, N. alba has been elevated to a species.[4] As both N. alba and N. gracillima occur on Mount Tahan, from which Clarke recorded the hybrid, it is unknown which taxon was involved in the cross.
References
- ^ Ridley, H.N. 1908. On a collection of plants made by H. C. Robinson and L. Wray from Gunong Tahan, Pahang. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38(266): 301–336. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1908.tb02454.x
- ^ Smythies, B.E. 1965. The distribution and ecology of pitcher-plants (Nepenthes) in Sarawak. UNESCO Humid Tropics Symposium, June–July 1963, Kuching, Sarawak.
- ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
Further reading
- Clarke, C.M. 2006. Introduction. In: Danser, B.H. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 1–15.
- Kiew, R.G. 1990. Pitcher plants of Gunung Tahan. Journal of Wildlife and National Parks (Malaysia) 10: 34–37.
- (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.
- McPherson, S. 2009. Nepenthes alba and Nepenthes gracillima. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 38(4): 102–106.
- Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes gracillima. 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).
- Shivas, R.G. 1983. Nepenthes of Gunung Ulu Kali.PDF (1.54 MiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 12(3): 65–67.
- Shivas, R.G. 1984. Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore. Maruzen Asia, Kuala Lumpur.
- Thorogood, C. 2010. The Malaysian Nepenthes: Evolutionary and Taxonomic Perspectives. Nova Science Publishers, New York.
External links
- Nepenthes alba and Nepenthes gracillima by Stewart McPherson
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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