Nepenthes danseri

Nepenthes danseri
Nepenthes danseri
Herbarium specimen of N. danseri collected in 1949
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. danseri
Binomial name
Nepenthes danseri
Jebb & Cheek (1997)[1]

Nepenthes danseri (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˈdænsəraɪ/, after B. H. Danser, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It is native to Halmahera (the largest of the Maluku Islands) and the northern coast of Waigeo Island.[2] Nepenthes danseri shares many morphological features with the widespread N. gracilis.

Nepenthes danseri was formally described in 1997 by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in their monograph "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)", published in the botanical journal Blumea.[1] However, the name N. danseri had already been in use since at least 1994.[3]

Nepenthes danseri most commonly inhabits open scrub or bare soils on ultramafic rock. Plants also occur in forest, but these do not produce pitchers, probably due to the high light requirements of this species.[2] N. danseri has been recorded from sea-level to 320 m altitude.[4]

Nepenthes danseri has no known natural hybrids.[4] No forms or varieties have been described.

References

  1. ^ a b Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1–106.
  2. ^ a b Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes danseri. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2b v2.3).
  3. ^ Jebb, M. 1994. NEPENTHES revision for Flora Malesiana. Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, September 9, 1994.
  4. ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.