Nepenthes merrilliana

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Nepenthes merrilliana
Nepenthes merrilliana lower pitcher.jpg
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A lower (top) and upper pitcher of N. merrilliana from Dinagat
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. merrilliana
Binomial name
Nepenthes merrilliana
Macfarl. (1911) [2]
Synonyms

Nepenthes merrilliana ( /nɪˈpɛnθiːzmɛˌrɪliˈɑːnə/ ; after Elmer Drew Merrill) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It produces some of the largest pitchers in the genus, rivalling those of N. rajah . [7]

The species is native to northern and central Mindanao as well as neighbouring Dinagat [7] and Samar. [8] Its presence in southern Mindanao is uncertain. [7] It inhabits coastal forest areas on steep slopes [1] at elevations of 0–1100 m above sea level. [9]

Nepenthes surigaoensis is closely related to N. merrilliana and was for a long time considered a heterotypic synonym of this species. [10] Nepenthes samar is another closely allied species. [11]

Natural hybrids

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References

  1. 1 2 Clarke, C.M.; Cantley, R.; Nerz, J.; Rischer, H.; Witsuba, A. (2000). "Nepenthes merrilliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000. IUCN: e.T39676A10255369. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39676A10255369.en .
  2. ↑ Macfarlane, J.M. 1911. New species of Nepenthes. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania3(3): 207–210. (plates I–II)
  3. ↑ Elmer, A.D.E. 1915. Nepenthaceae. [pp. 2785–2787] In: Two hundred twenty six new species—II. Leaflets of Philippine Botany8: 2719–2883.
  4. ↑ Danser, B.H. 1928. 26. Nepenthes Merrilliana MACF.. In: The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  5. ↑ Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea42(1): 1–106.
  6. ↑ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana15: 1–157.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World . 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  8. 1 2 Robinson, A. 2012. Nepenthes merrilliana on Samar Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine . Carnivorous Plants in the tropics, June 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines . Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  10. ↑ Danser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  11. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes samar (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Samar, Philippines. Blumea58(1): 82–84. doi : 10.3767/000651913X673513
  12. ↑ Mann, P. 1998. A trip to the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 27(1): 6–11.

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