Nepenthes burkei
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| Nepenthes burkei | |
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| Nepenthes burkei lower pitcher. Mount Halcon, Mindoro. | |
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| 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) |
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Nepenthes burkei (
/nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˈbɜrki.aɪ/; 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.[2] It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis and N. ventricosa. It has only recently entered cultivation.
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[edit] Infraspecific taxa
Two varieties of N. burkei have been described.
- Nepenthes burkei var. excellens Hort.Veitch ex Marshall (1890)
- Nepenthes burkei var. prolifica Mast. (1890)
[edit] Natural hybrids
[edit] References
- ^ von Arx, B., J. Schlauer & M. Groves 2001. CITES Carnivorous Plant Checklist.PDF The Cromwell Press, United Kingdom.
- ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- Carnivorous Plant Database: Nepenthes burkei
- Kurata, S. 1968. Mindoro/North Borneo Expedition. Part 1&2. Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society No. 45.
- McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- (German) McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen Eine Fotodokumentation. Das Taublatt 60(1): 34–78.
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- Photographs of N. burkei at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Anipahan • N. sp. Luzon • N. sp. Misool
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. major
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