Nepenthes attenboroughii

Nepenthes attenboroughii
Nepenthes attenboroughii
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Pitcher family (Nepenthaceae) Genre : Pitcher plants ( Nepenthes ) Type : Nepenthes attenboroughii
Scientific name
Nepenthes attenboroughii
ASRob. , S.McPherson & VBHeinrich

Nepenthes attenboroughii is a species of pitcher plants ( Nepenthes ). This carnivorous plant is an endemic of Mount Victoria on the Philippine island of Palawan .

history

The specific epithet attenboroughii honors the naturalist David Attenborough . The type specimen of Nepenthes attenboroughii was collected on the summit at an altitude of 1650 meters of Mount Victoria (9 ° 22 'N / 118 ° 18' E), a mountain on the Philippine island of Palawan .

Nepenthes attenboroughii was discovered by Alastair S. Robinson, R. Stewart McPherson and Volker B. Heinrich in June 2007 during a two-month research expedition to catalog various Nepenthes species in Palawan . The expedition began after missionaries reported a huge species of Nepenthes in 2000 . The first description of Nepenthes Attenboroughii took place in February 2009 by Alastair S. Robinson, AS Fleischmann, R. Stewart McPherson, Volker Heinrich B., EP Gironella and CQ Peña A spectacular new species of Nepenthes L. (Nepenthaceae) pitcher plant from central Palawan , Philippines. , in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , Volume 159, 2nd pp. 195-202.

description

Nepenthes attenboroughii grows as a shrub . The trunk reaches a height of up to 1.5 meters and a diameter of up to 3.5 centimeters. The leathery leaves have an elongated to elliptical leaf blade.

Nepenthes attenboroughii produces some of the largest pitchers in their genus, sometimes larger than those of Nepenthes rajah . In terms of size and volume , it sets a record. The largest known jug of Nepenthes attenboroughii had a volume of more than 1.5 liters. Nepenthes attenboroughii is able to catch small mammals up to the size of rats . The lower pitchers are brittle and bell-shaped and up to 30 cm high and 16 cm wide. The diameter is 30 to 40 cm and the wall thickness 4 to 9 mm. The top pitchers are similar to the bottom pitchers, but typically smaller, up to 25 cm high and 12 cm wide.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} first description as PDF. last accessed on May 13, 2011.
2. ↑ The Times on Nepenthes attenboroughii . Accessed May 9, 2011.
3. ↑ Video in which Nepenthes attenboroughii catches a mouse. Accessed May 11, 2011
4. ↑ Video about Nepenthes attenboroughii accessed on May 11, 2011 (en)

Web links

Commons : Nepenthes attenboroughii  - album with pictures, videos and audio files