Nepenthes masoalensis

Summary

Nepenthes masoalensis /nɪˈpɛnθz ˌmæsˈlɛnsɪs/ is one of two tropical pitcher plant species from Madagascar, the other being N. madagascariensis.

Nepenthes masoalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. masoalensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes masoalensis
Schmid-Höllinger (1977)[2]

Nepenthes masoalensis is known only from eastern Madagascar; it occurs in the Masoala Peninsula and the Mount Ambato region. It has been recorded from Pandanus and Sphagnum swamps, mountain ridgetops, and xerophytic vegetation.[1] Nepenthes masoalensis is a lowland species, growing at 0–400 m altitude.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.; Cantley, R.; Nerz, J.; Rischer, H.; Witsuba, A. (2000). "Nepenthes masoalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39674A10255255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39674A10255255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schmid-Höllinger, R. 1977. Nepenthes-Studien IV. Eine neue Nepenthes-Art aus Madagascar, Nepenthes masoalensis sp. nov.. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 97(4): 575–585.
  3. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.

Further reading edit

  • Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25(1): 90–102. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02406.x
  • (in French) Lecoufle, M. 1985. A la découverte du Nepenthes masoalensis (1). Dionée 5.
  • (in French) Lecoufle, M. 1987. A la découverte du Nepenthes masoalensis (suite). Dionée 11.
  • McPherson, S. 2010. An expedition to Madagascar. Planta Carnivora 32(1): 6–13.
  • Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Nepenthaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid trnK intron sequence data. Plant Biology 3(2): 164–175. doi:10.1055/s-2001-12897
  • (in German) Meimberg, H. 2002. "Molekular-systematische Untersuchungen an den Familien Nepenthaceae und Ancistrocladaceae sowie verwandter Taxa aus der Unterklasse Caryophyllidae s. l." (PDF). Ph.D. thesis, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich.
  • Meimberg, H. & G. Heubl 2006. Introduction of a nuclear marker for phylogenetic analysis of Nepenthaceae. Plant Biology 8(6): 831–840. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924676
  • Schlosser, E. 2005. Notes on some little known carnivorous plants from Madagascar. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(4): 100–105.
  • Schmid-Hollinger, R. 1982. Nepenthaceæ. In: B. Jonsell, M. Keraudren-Aymonin & R. Schmid-Höllinger. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores: Famille 84 — Crucifères / Famille 85 — Moringacées / Famille 86 — Népenthacées / Famille 87 — Droséracées. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. pp. 41–51. ISBN 2856541631.
  • (in German) Schmid-Hollinger, R. N.d. Nepenthes masoalensis. bio-schmidhol.ch.