- Nepenthes × ventrata
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Nepenthes × ventrata Nepenthes × ventrata in cultivation. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. × ventrata Binomial name Nepenthes × ventrata
Hort. ex Fleming (1979) nom.nud.Nepenthes × ventrata (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz vɛnˈtrɑːtə/, a blend of ventricosa and alata) is a natural hybrid involving N. alata and N. ventricosa. Like its two parent species, it is endemic to the Philippines. The name was originally published in the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter in 1979.[1]
N. × ventrata is one of the most common tissue cultured Nepenthes plants, although it is often mislabelled as Nepenthes alata. It is relatively easy to grow indoors and is usually the first tropical pitcher plant seen by consumers due to its availability in many garden shops and home centres.
The cultivar N. 'LeeAnn Marie' is a later synonym of N. × ventrata, although the name is not established as it was not validly published.[2]
References
- ^ Fleming, R. 1979. Hybrid Nepenthes.PDF (626 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 8(1): 10–12.
- ^ Schlauer, J. N.d. Nepenthes 'LeeAnn Marie'. Carnivorous Plant Database.
Further reading
- Gaume, L., P. Perret, E. Gorb, S. Gorb, J.-J. Labat & N. Rowe 2004. How do plant waxes cause flies to slide? Experimental tests of wax-based trapping mechanisms in three pitfall carnivorous plants. Arthropod Structure and Development 33(1): 103–111. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2003.11.005
- Gorb, E., V. Kastner, A. Peressadko, E. Arzt, L. Gaume, N. Rowe & S. Gorb 2004. Structure and properties of the glandular surface in the digestive zone of the pitcher in the carnivorous plant Nepenthes ventrata and its role in insect trapping and retention.PDF The Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 2947–2963. doi:10.1242/jeb.01128
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
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