Nepenthes macfarlanei

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Nepenthes macfarlanei
Nepenthes macfarlanei lower pitcher.jpg
A lower pitcher of N. macfarlanei
Nepenthes macfarlanei upper pitcher.jpg
An upper pitcher of N. macfarlanei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Nepenthes macfarlanei
Hemsl. (1905)
Synonyms

Nepenthes macfarlanei ( /nɪˈpɛnθzˌmækfɑːrˈlni/ ; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid or infundibular in the lower half and globose or cylindrical above and up to 25 cm high. Upper (aerial) pitchers are of a lighter colour with wings reduced to ribs. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown. [5]

Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. macfarlanei have been recorded.

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References

  1. Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes macfarlanei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T39670A143961164. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39670A143961164.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Danser, B.H. 1928. 15. Nepenthes gracillimaRidl.. [pp. 296–300] In: The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  3. Shivas, R.G. 1984. Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore . Maruzen Asia, Kuala Lumpur.
  4. Smythies, B.E. 1965. The distribution and ecology of pitcher-plants (Nepenthes) in Sarawak. UNESCO Humid Tropics Symposium, June–July 1963, Kuching, Sarawak.
  5. Clarke, C.M. 2002. A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia . Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  6. 1 2 Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia . Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

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