Nepenthes burkei

Nepenthes burkei
Nepenthes burkei lower pitcher. Mount Halcon, Mindoro.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. burkei
Binomial name
Nepenthes burkei
Hort.Veitch ex Mast. (1889)[2]
Synonyms

Nepenthes burkei (/nᵻˈpÉ›nθiːz ˈbɜːrki.aɪ/; after David Burke, British plant collector) is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, where it grows at an elevation of 1100–2000 m.[3] It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis and N. ventricosa. It has only recently entered wider cultivation.

Infraspecific taxa

Two varieties of N. burkei have been described.

Natural hybrids

References

  1. ↑ von Arx, B., J. Schlauer & M. Groves 2001. CITES Carnivorous Plant Checklist. The Cromwell Press, United Kingdom.
  2. 1 2 Masters, M.T. 1889. New or noteworthy plants. Nepenthes Burkeii. The Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3, 6(149): 492–493.
  3. 1 2 McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ↑ Masters, M.T. 1890. New or noteworthy plants. Nepenthes Burkeii Mast. var. prolifica. The Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3, 8(190): 184.

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