Nepenthes fusca

Nepenthes fusca
An intermediate pitcher of N. fusca
from the Crocker Range
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. fusca
Binomial name
Nepenthes fusca
Danser (1928)[2]
Synonyms

Nepenthes fusca /nɪˈpɛnθz ˈfʌskə/, or the dusky pitcher-plant,[7] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest.

The specific epithet fusca is derived from the Latin word fuscus, meaning "dark brown" or "dusky", and refers to the colour of the pitchers.[5][7]

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T40109A143967109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T40109A143967109.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Danser, B.H. 1928. 13. Nepenthes fusca Dans., nova spec.. In: The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
  3. ^ Adam, J.H. & C.C. Wilcock 1998 ['1996']. Pitcher plants of Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah. The Sarawak Museum Journal 50(71): 145–171.
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Endert, F.H. 1927. Botanisch en floristisch verslag. In: D.W. Buijs, H. Witkkamp, F.H. Endert, H.C. Siebers & D.F.K. Bosch. Midden-Oost-Borneo Expeditie 1925. G. Kolff & Co., Weltevreden.
  5. ^ a b Kurata, S. 1976. Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu. Sabah National Parks Publications No. 2, Sabah National Parks Trustees, Kota Kinabalu.
  6. ^ Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  7. ^ a b Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.