Nepenthes sharifah-hapsahii

Taxobox
name = "Nepenthes sharifah-hapsahii"
status =
status_system =


image_caption = Upper pitcher of "N. sharifah-hapsahii"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Nepenthaceae
genus = "Nepenthes"
species = "N. sharifah-hapsahii"
binomial = "Nepenthes sharifah-hapsahii"
binomial_authority = J.H.Adam & Hafiza (2007)

"Nepenthes sharifah-hapsahii" (pronEng|nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈʃɑːrɪfɑː hɑːpˈsɑːiːaɪ, after the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dato' Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin) is a tropical pitcher plant native to Peninsular Malaysia, where it grows at elevations below 1000 m.Adam, J.H. & Hafiza A. Hamid 2007. PDFlink| [http://www.ansijournals.com/ijb/2007/71-77.pdf Pitcher Plants ("Nepenthes") Recorded From Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.] |2.00 MiB "International Journal of Botany" 3(1): 71-77. ISSN 1811-9700]

The type material of "N. sharifah-hapsahii" was collected by J. H. Adam on the grounds of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia campus on August 2, 2001. Both the holotype ("JHA 8000") and isotype are deposited at the university's herbarium.

Description

The stem of this species is cylindrical, , and may climb to a height of 5 m. Leaves are leathery in texture, or oblong in morphology, and 9 to 20 cm long. Tendrils may be up to 20 cm long. Pitchers are in the lower and upper portions and tubular in the middle. They measure up to 15 cm in height and 3.5 cm in width. The peristome is cylindrical and 1 to 2 mm thick. It bears distinct inner teeth and ribs. The lid is and covered with numerous glands on the lower surface. "N. sharifah-hapsahii" has a racemose inflorescence, the axis of which is 30 to 35 cm long. The female inflorescence is unknown at present.

Taxonomy

"N. sharifah-hapsahii" appears to be most closely related to "N. gracilis". The table below shows the diagnostic characters that distinguish the two species, according to Adam and Hafiza.

Adam and Hafiza also note that "N. sharifah-hapsahii" has a close affinity to "N. tobaica", from which it differs in several aspects of leaf and inflorescence morphology. Compared to this species, "N. sharifah-hapsahii" has overarched glands on the inner pitcher wall, one-flowered pedicels on the upper third of the male raceme, and numerous longitudinal veins on the lamina.

Some authors believe "N. sharifah-hapsahii" represents a natural hybrid between "N. gracilis" and "N. mirabilis". [Rice, B.A. 2006. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5037.html Do you want to tell me about a species I missed?] The Carnivorous Plant FAQ.]

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