Nepenthes khasiana
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Date: Feb 15, 1:38 pm Subject: The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. To: efloraindia Yeah it is beautiful and very complex. I sometimes imagine how they evolved to lead such life. Pankaj On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > This Khasi plant is really beautiful > -- > 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: 9810359089 >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >>Nepentheskhasiana Hook.f. Prodr. (DC.) 17: 102. 1873. >> Family: Nepenthaceae >> Note: This plant is supposed to be endemic to India and this is one of >> the very few plants which is enlisted among the Schedule VI of >> Wildlife Protection Act (1972) of India. Hence any extraction of this >> species from wild is illegal and punishable. >> Location: TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum. >> Camera: Nikon D300+60mm Nikkor +Vivitar ringlflash. >> ............................................ >> Few more information on the plant [Source Wikipedia]: >>Nepentheskhasiana (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌkæsiˈɑːnə/, after the >> Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is a tropical pitcher >> plant of the genusNepenthes. It is the onlyNepenthesspecies native >> to India. >> The species has a very localised distribution and is rare in the wild. >> Isolated populations are known to occur in the Jarain area of the >> Jaintia Hills and the Baghmara area of the Garo Hills, adjacent to the >> Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya. Nevertheless, N. khasiana exhibits >> considerable genetic diversity. >> The Khasi people call the plant tiew-rakot, which means demon-flower >> or devouring-plant. The Jaintias call it kset phare, which is roughly >> translated as lidded fly net. The Garo call the plant memang-koksi, >> which literally means the basket of the devil. >>Nepentheskhasiana is a protected species, classified as Endangered, >> and is on CITES Appendix I along with N. rajah. In 2010, The Rare >>NepenthesCollection was established with the aim of conserving 4 of >> the most threatenedNepenthesspecies: N. aristolochioides, N. >> clipeata, N. khasiana, and N. rigidifolia. >> .................................... >> 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 -- *********************************************** "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
