4 new species of Nepenthes

[Sockhom]

Hello,


Four species of Nepenthes have just been formerly described and their description will be published in Stewart McPherson new books. These will be available in the following days.

1/"Nepenthes gantungensis, a new pitcher plant species from Mount Gantung, Palawan, Philipines." 2010. McPherson S., J. Cervancia, C. Lee, M. Jauzems, A. Fleischmann, F. Mey, E. Gironella, A. Robinson. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix).
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2/"Nepenthes palawanensis (Nepenthenceae), a new pitcher plant species from Sultan Peak, Palawan Island, Philipines." 2010. McPherson S., J. Cervancia, C. Lee, M. Jauzems, A. Fleischmann, F. Mey, E. Gironella, A. Robinson. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix).
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3/ "Nepenthes holdenii (Nepenthaceae), a new pyrophytic species of pitcher plant from the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia." 2010. Mey F. S., M. Catalano, C. Clarke, A. Robinson, A. Fleischmann, S. McPherson. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix).

(The paper also provides a definition of the "Nepenthes thorelii aggregate" - the group of all the "thorelii" related species and a key to separate them.)
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4/ "Nepenthes hamiguitanensis (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant from Mindanao Island, Philippines". 2010. Gronemeyer T., A. Wistuba, V. Heinrich, S. McPherson, F. Mey, V. Amoroso. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix).
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All the best,

François.

[Brian Barnes]

Hey Socky,

Congratulations on the new species names!

Good work. Thanks for keeping us updated.

Brian

[Sockhom]

Thanks Brian!

The description of N. holdenii is now available online:

"Nepenthes holdenii (Nepenthaceae), a new pyrophytic species of pitcher plant from the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia". 2010. Mey F. S., M. Catalano, C. Clarke, A. Robinson, A. Fleischmann, S. McPherson. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix).

www.carnivorousplants.it/desc.holdenii.pdf


François.