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 (/nˈpɛnθz ˈbɜːrki./; 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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