Nepenthes rafflesiana
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Date: Feb 15, 12:28 pm Subject: The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack ex Hook. f. To: efloraindia Great Collection of this insectivorous genus -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack ex Hook. f. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1:270. 1836. > Family: Nepenthaceae > Location: TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum. > Camera: Nikon D300+60mm Nikkor +Vivitar ringlflash. > Acording to GRIN author citation is > Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack ex Hook. f. Compan. Bot. Mag. 1:270. 1836. > but > according to IPNI > Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack Malayan Misc. App. Ined. (1823). > Unfortunately I am unable to find either of the protologues. > ...................... > Other information [Source: Wwikipedia] > Nepenthes rafflesiana (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ræˌfliːziˈɑːnə/, after > Stamford Raffles), or Raffles' Pitcher-Plant, is a species of pitcher > plant. It has a very wide distribution covering Borneo, Sumatra, > Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. N. rafflesiana is extremely > variable (second only to N. mirabilis) with numerous forms and > varieties described. In Borneo alone, there are at least four distinct > varieties. The giant form of this species produces enormous pitchers > rivaling those of N. rajah in size. > Nepenthes rafflesiana is a very widespread lowland species. It is > common in Borneo and parts of the Riau Archipelago, but has a > restricted distribution in both Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. It is > only widespread in the southeastern region of the Malay Peninsula, > particularly in the state of Johor, where it is relatively abundant. > N. rafflesiana has only been recorded from the west coast of Sumatra, > between Indrapura and Barus. > N. rafflesiana generally occurs in open, sandy, wet areas. It has been > recorded from kerangas forest, secondary formations, margins of peat > swamp forest, heath forest, and seaside cliffs. It grows at elevations > ranging from sea-level to 1200 m or even 1500 m. > Most wild populations of Nepenthes, including N. rafflesiana, are > endangered due to habitat destruction and (to a lesser extent) > poaching. N. rafflesiana is currently listed as a CITES Appendix II > plant, so it does have some international trade restrictions (though > not an outright ban). Today, most N. rafflesiana plants on the market > are propagated by plant tissue culture or other forms of vegetative > propagation. When purchasing any plant, especially those protected by > CITES, it is important to ask the vendor about the plant's provenance. > ..................... > Regards > Pankaj > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India
