Nepenthes boschiana

Nepenthes boschiana
A giant upper pitcher of N. boschiana from Mount Sakumbang
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. boschiana
Binomial name
Nepenthes boschiana
Korth. (1839)[2]
Distribution of N. boschiana.
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Low (1848);
    Macfarl. (1908)
    [=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla]
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Miq. (1860)
    [=N. boschiana/N. sumatrana]
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Becc. (1878)
    [=N. maxima]

Nepenthes boschiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌbɒʃiˈɑːnə/; after Johannes van den Bosch), or Bosch's pitcher-plant,[3] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is most closely allied to N. faizaliana. Nepenthes borneensis is considered a synonym of this species.[4] Nepenthes boschiana has no known natural hybrids.[5] No valid forms or varieties have been described.[4] Nepenthes boschiana belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.[6]

The species was formally described by Pieter Willem Korthals in his 1839 monograph, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes".[2] B. H. Danser, in his 1928 monograph "The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies", wrote the following:[3][7]

Korthals states the natives who accompanied him on Mt. Sakoembang gathered the not yet opened pitchers, as the water which they contained was a medicament against inflammation of the eyes, whereas others cut the opened pitchers as playthings for their children. He describes the habitat as sterile, open and stony. The vernacular name 'daoen sompitan' is translated by him as blow-pipe-leaf; according to dictionaries this is right.

  • Original illustration of N. boschiana from 1839 by Pieter Willem Korthals
    Original illustration of N. boschiana from 1839 by Pieter Willem Korthals
  • Specimen in the Bogor Botanical Gardens
    Specimen in the Bogor Botanical Gardens

Infraspecific taxa

References

  1. ^ Schnell, D; Catling, P.; Folkerts, G.; Frost, C.; Gardner, R.; et al. (2000). "Nepenthes boschiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40104A10314124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40104A10314124.en.
  2. ^ a b (in Dutch) Korthals, P.W. 1839. Over het geslacht Nepenthes. In: C.J. Temminck 1839–1842. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen; Kruidkunde. Leiden. pp. 1–44, t. 1–4, 13–15, 20–22.
  3. ^ a b Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  4. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  5. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  6. ^ Robinson, A.S., J. Nerz & A. Wistuba 2011. Nepenthes epiphytica, a new pitcher plant from East Kalimantan. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 36–51.
  7. ^ Danser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3-4): 249-438.
  8. ^ (in Latin) Hooker, J.D. 1873. Ordo CLXXV bis. Nepenthaceæ. In: A. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 17: 90–105.

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