Nepenthes hemsleyana

Nepenthes hemsleyana
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes hemsleyana from Brunei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. hemsleyana
Binomial name
Nepenthes hemsleyana
Synonyms

Nepenthes hemsleyana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo, where it grows in peat swamp forest and heath forest below 200 m above sea level.[2][6][7]

The specific epithet hemsleyana honours English botanist William Botting Hemsley, who described N. macfarlanei and N. smilesii.[7]

  1. ^ Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: A. Engler Das Pflanzenreich IV, III, Heft 36: 1–91.
  2. ^ a b Clarke, C.; Moran, J.A.; Lee, C.C. (2011). "Nepenthes baramensis (Nepenthaceae) – a new species from north-western Borneo". Blumea. 56 (3): 229–233. doi:10.3767/000651911X607121.
  3. ^ Burbidge, F.W. 1880. The Gardens of the Sun. Murray, London.
  4. ^ Slack, A. 1986. Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them. Alphabooks, Dorset.
  5. ^ Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  6. ^ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  7. ^ a b Scharmann, M.; Grafe, T.U. (2013). "Reinstatement of Nepenthes hemsleyana (Nepenthaceae), an endemic pitcher plant from Borneo, with a discussion of associated Nepenthes taxa". Blumea. 58 (1): 8–12. doi:10.3767/000651913X668465.

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