Over het geslacht Nepenthes

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"Over het geslacht Nepenthes" (lit. "Concerning the genus Nepenthes") is a Dutch-language monograph by Pieter Willem Korthals on the tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes . [1] It was published in 1839 in Coenraad Jacob Temminck's Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. [1] It is generally regarded as the first monograph on Nepenthes. [2] [3]

Dutch language West Germanic language

Dutch(Nederlands ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting the majority of people in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.

A monograph is a specialist work of writing on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author, and usually on a scholarly subject.

Pieter Willem Korthals Dutch botanist

Pieter Willem Korthals was a Dutch botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836. Among his many discoveries was the medicinal plant Kratom . Korthals wrote the first monograph on the tropical pitcher plants, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes", published in 1839.

Korthals recognised 9 species: N. ampullaria , N. bongso , N. boschiana , N. distillatoria , N. gracilis , N. gymnamphora , N. madagascariensis , N. phyllamphora (now known as N. mirabilis ), [4] and N. rafflesiana . [1] Three of these—N. bongso, N. boschiana, and N. gracilis—were described for the first time, and six were illustrated with hand-coloured lithographs. [1] [3]

<i>Nepenthes ampullaria</i> species of plant

Nepenthes ampullaria is a very distinctive and widespread species of tropical pitcher plant, present in Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.

<i>Nepenthes bongso</i> species of plant

Nepenthes bongso is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it has an altitudinal distribution of 1000–2700 m above sea level. The specific epithet bongso refers to the Indonesian legend of Putri Bungsu, the spirit guardian of Mount Marapi.

<i>Nepenthes boschiana</i> species of plant

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Nepenthes ampullaria Korthals 1839.JPG
Nepenthes bongso Korthals 1839.JPG
Nepenthes boschiana Korthals 1839.JPG
Nepenthes gracilis Korthals 1839.JPG
Nepenthes gymnamphora Korthals 1839.JPG
Nepenthes mirabilis Korthals 1839.JPG
The six hand-coloured lithographs from Korthals's monograph (left to right): N. ampullaria , N. bongso , N. boschiana , N. gracilis , N. gymnamphora , and N. phyllamphora ( N. mirabilis )

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<i>Nepenthes rafflesiana</i> species of plant

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<i>Nepenthes mirabilis</i> species of plant

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (in Dutch) Korthals, P.W. 1839. Over het geslacht Nepenthes. In: C.J. Temminck 1839–1842. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen; Kruidkunde. Leiden. pp. 1–44, t. 1–4, 13–15, 20–22.
  2. Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo . Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  3. 1 2 Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. Pitcher Plants of Borneo . Second Edition. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  4. McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World . 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.