Nepenthes burkei

Nepenthes burkei, named after British plant collector David Burke, 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 wider cultivation.

Nepenthes burkei
Nepenthes burkei lower pitcher. Mount Halcon, Mindoro.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. burkei
Binomial name
Nepenthes burkei
Hort.Veitch ex Mast. (1889)[1]
Synonyms

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)[3]

Natural hybrids

References

  1. Masters, M.T. 1889. New or noteworthy plants. Nepenthes Burkeii. The Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3, 6(149): 492–493.
  2. McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  3. Masters, M.T. 1890. New or noteworthy plants. Nepenthes Burkeii Mast. var. prolifica. The Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3, 8(190): 184.

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