Nepenthes of Borneo

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Nepenthes of Borneo
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Cover of first edition, showing N. rajah
Author Charles Clarke
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Natural History Publications (Borneo)
Publication date
1997 (reprinted in 2006)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pagesxii + 207
ISBN 983-812-015-4
OCLC 475095167

Nepenthes of Borneo is a monograph by Charles Clarke on the tropical pitcher plants of Borneo. [1] [2] It was first published in 1997 by Natural History Publications (Borneo), and reprinted in 2006. [1] Clarke describes it as "primarily an ecological monograph". [3]

Contents

Content

The book describes and illustrates 31 species in detail. A further two "undescribed and incompletely diagnosed taxa" are included: Nepenthes sp. A (possibly a form of N. fusca ) [1] and Nepenthes sp. B (later described as N. hurrelliana ). [4] Six taxa are also covered under "dubious species and erroneous records": N. alata , N. gymnamphora , N. macfarlanei , and N. maxima (which are all shown to be absent from the island); N. sp. "elegance" (which is recognised as a variety of N. rafflesiana , was later described by Clarke and colleagues as N. baramensis , [5] and is now recognised as N. hemsleyana [6] ); and N. neglecta (which Clarke suggests is a natural hybrid between N. gracilis and N. mirabilis). The monograph also provides brief descriptions of 16 selected natural hybrids. [1]

The taxonomy presented in Nepenthes of Borneo almost wholly agrees with that of Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek's 1997 monograph, "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)". Clarke makes only two major revisions: restoring N. faizaliana as a distinct species and sinking N. borneensis in synonymy with N. boschiana . [1] [7]

In the book's preface, Clarke writes: [1]

My aim is to provide a balanced, first-hand account of the plants in an ecological context, partly based on the research I performed on them in Brunei in 1989 and 1990. This information is intended to complement the recent taxonomic revision of Nepenthes by M. Jebb and M. Cheek.

Species

The following taxa are covered in the book, with 31 recognised as valid species.

  1. N. albomarginata
  2. N. ampullaria
  3. N. bicalcarata
  4. N. boschiana
  5. N. burbidgeae
  6. N. campanulata
  7. N. clipeata
  8. N. edwardsiana
  9. N. ephippiata
  10. N. faizaliana
  11. N. fusca
  12. N. gracilis
  13. N. hirsuta
  14. N. hispida
  15. N. lowii
  16. N. macrophylla
  17. N. macrovulgaris
  18. N. mapuluensis
  19. N. mirabilis
  20. N. mollis
  21. N. muluensis
  22. N. murudensis
  23. N. northiana
  24. N. pilosa
  25. N. rafflesiana
  26. N. rajah
  27. N. reinwardtiana
  28. N. stenophylla
  29. N. tentaculata
  30. N. veitchii
  31. N. villosa
Dubious species and erroneous records
  1. N. alata
  2. N. sp. "elegance" ( N. hemsleyana )
  3. N. gymnamphora
  4. N. macfarlanei
  5. N. maxima
  6. N. neglecta
Undescribed and incompletely diagnosed taxa
  1. N. sp. A (? N. fusca )
  2. N. sp. B ( N. hurrelliana )

Reviews

Barry Meyers-Rice reviewed Nepenthes of Borneo in the December 1998 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter . He described the work as a "good, solid book that treats its subject very well". [8] Rice praised the publication's habitat photographs and wrote that the "[c]ontent that really makes this book interesting and different from other carnivorous plant books is its emphasis on the context of Nepenthes in its natural habitat". [8]

Nepenthes of Borneo was also reviewed by Miroslav Holub and Zdeněk Žáček in a 1998 issue of Trifid [9] and Martin Spousta in a 2008 issue of Trifid Interinfo . [10]

Related Research Articles

<i>Nepenthes veitchii</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes veitchii, or Veitch's pitcher-plant, is a Nepenthes species from the island of Borneo. The plant is widespread in north-western Borneo and can also be found in parts of Kalimantan. Nepenthes veitchii usually grows as an epiphyte, though the form from Bario seems to be strictly terrestrial and has not been observed to climb trees.

<i>Nepenthes fusca</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes fusca, or the dusky pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest.

<i>Nepenthes stenophylla</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes stenophylla, or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. The species produces attractive funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Nepenthes stenophylla belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, and N. vogelii.

<i>Nepenthes boschiana</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes boschiana, or Bosch's pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is most closely allied to N. faizaliana. Nepenthes borneensis is considered a synonym of this species. Nepenthes boschiana has no known natural hybrids. No valid forms or varieties have been described. Nepenthes boschiana belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.

<i>Nepenthes hurrelliana</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes hurrelliana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo, where it has been recorded from northern Sarawak, southwestern Sabah, and Brunei. It is of putative hybrid origin; its two original parent species are thought to be N. fusca and N. veitchii. A thick indumentum of rusty-brown hairs covers the entire plant, a characteristic presumably inherited from the latter.

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Nepenthes faizaliana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the limestone cliffs of Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Borneo. It is thought to be most closely related to N. boschiana.

<i>Nepenthes vogelii</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes vogelii is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is thought to be most closely related to N. fusca.

<i>Nepenthes gymnamphora</i> Species of pitcher plant from Indonesia

Nepenthes gymnamphora is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It has a wide altitudinal range of 600–2,800 metres (2,000–9,200 ft) above sea level. There is much debate surrounding the taxonomic status of this species and the taxa N. pectinata and N. xiphioides.

<i>Nepenthes platychila</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Nepenthes platychila is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak. It is notable for its smooth peristome and funnel-shaped upper pitchers. Nepenthes platychila belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.

<i>Nepenthes chaniana</i> Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes chaniana is a tropical pitcher plant species belonging to the genus Nepenthes. It is characterised by a dense indumentum of long, white hairs. Pitchers are cylindrical and mostly white to yellow in colouration. Nepenthes chaniana belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.

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<i>Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia</i>

Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia is a monograph by Charles Clarke on the tropical pitcher plants of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and their minor surrounding islands. It was published in 2001 by Natural History Publications (Borneo). Clarke described it as "intermediate between an ecological monograph and a taxonomic one".

A skeletal revision of <i>Nepenthes</i> (Nepenthaceae)

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<i>Pitcher-Plants of Borneo</i>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nepenthaceae (1908 monograph)</span>

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  2. ↑ Clarke, C.M. 2002. Nepenthes of Borneo. Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Journal 65: 19.
  3. ↑ Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia . Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  4. ↑ Cheek, M., M. Jebb, C.C. Lee, A. Lamb & A. Phillipps. 2003. Nepenthes hurrelliana (Nepenthaceae), a new species of pitcher plant from Borneo. Sabah Parks Nature Journal6: 117–124.
  5. ↑ Clarke, C., J.A. Moran & C.C. Lee 2011. Nepenthes baramensis (Nepenthaceae) – a new species from north-western Borneo . Blumea56(3): 229–233. doi : 10.3767/000651911X607121
  6. ↑ Scharmann, M. & T.U. Grafe 2013. Reinstatement of Nepenthes hemsleyana (Nepenthaceae), an endemic pitcher plant from Borneo, with a discussion of associated Nepenthes taxa. Blumea58(1): 8–12. doi : 10.3767/000651913X668465
  7. ↑ Kurata, S. 2002. "Revision trial in recent enumeration of Nepenthes species" (PDF).Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference: 111–116.
  8. 1 2 Meyers-Rice, B. 1998. Book Review. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 27(4): 115.
  9. ↑ (in Czech) Holub, M. & Z. Žáček 1998. Recenze - Nová kniha o láčkovkách Bornea v knihovně Darwiniany. Trifid 1998(1): 23–27. (page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5)
  10. ↑ (in Czech) Spousta, M. 2008. Knihovník doporučuje: Charles Clarke - Nepenthes of Borneo. Trifid Interinfo 2008(2): 8.
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