Nepenthes mollis

Nepenthes mollis
Figure 14 of "The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies", showing the holotype of Nepenthes mollis (Endert 4282).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. mollis
Binomial name
Nepenthes mollis
Danser (1928)
Nepenthes mollis is located in Borneo
Nepenthes mollis
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Location of Mount Kemul
Satellite image centered on Mount Kemul

Nepenthes mollis (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈmɒlɪs/; from Latin: mollis = soft; referring to the covering of hairs),[2] or the velvet pitcher-plant,[2] is a tropical pitcher plant species natives to Kalimantan, Borneo. It used to be known only from a single dried herbarium specimen[3] and is the sole recognised species in the genus Nepenthes of which the pitchers are unknown. In 2019 Global Wildlife Conservation announced the rediscovery of the species.[4]

The habitat of N. mollis is listed as dense forest on a steep slope at an elevation of 1,800 m.[5] The species is only known from Mount Kemul, the type locality, although a wider distribution is possible, as several higher neighbouring mountains remain unexplored.[6] Charles Clarke suggests that it may occur in mossy forest.[6]

Nepenthes mollis has no known natural hybrids.[7] No infraspecific taxa of this species have been described.[7] Nepenthes mollis has no nomenclatural or taxonomic synonyms.[7] Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.; Cantley, R.; Nerz, J.; Rischer, H.; Witsuba, A. (2000). "Nepenthes mollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39679A10255591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39679A10255591.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  3. ^ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ^ "Velvet Pitcher Plant". Global Wildlife Conservation.
  5. ^ Danser, B.H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  6. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  7. ^ a b c McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.