So Nice Detailed catch Pankaj Ji Thanks. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
