Nepenthes kerrii

Nepenthes kerrii
Lower pitchers of Nepenthes kerrii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. kerrii
Binomial name
Nepenthes kerrii
M.Catal. & Kruetr. (2010)[2]
Synonyms

Nepenthes kerrii is a tropical pitcher plant native to Tarutao National Marine Park in southern Thailand,[2] where it grows at elevations of 400–500 m above sea level.[3] The 2018 IUCN assessment also considers the taxon found on Langkawi Island of Malaysia (~10 km south of Tarutao) to be conspecific.[1] This species is thought to be most closely related to N. kongkandana.[2][4] The specific epithet kerrii refers to Irish medical doctor Arthur Francis George Kerr, who made the first known herbarium collection of this species.[5]

In 2024, a group of Malaysian researchers circumscribed the Langkawi plants (N. sp. Langkawi) as Nepenthes ridzaiana.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes kerrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T48973551A143970798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T48973551A143970798.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Catalano, M. 2010. "Nepenthes kerrii M. Catal. et T. Kruetr. sp. nov" (PDF). In: Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ^ (in Italian) Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague.
  5. ^ Mara Guerini (June 2011). "2010: new species of Carnivorous Plants" (PDF). AIPC Magazine. 2 (22). Italian Carnivorous Plants Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012.
  6. ^ Ghazalli, M.N., Latiff, A., Nikong, D., Besi, E.E., Muhamad Ikhwanuddin, M.E., Saranum, M.M., Noraini, T., Salleh, S. & Mohamad Alias, S. (2023). Trappers in Nature - The Nepenthes of Peninsular Malaysia. Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change. ISBN 9789670250472.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Latiff, A.; Ghazalli, Mohd Norfaizal; Besi, Edward Entalai; Mat Esa, M. E; Go, R.; Sandin, N.; Endot, Mohd. Ridzuwan; Ali, Norulhuda; Perdan, Khairuddin; Yapp, E. J.; Mohd Nor FIrdaus, R. (2024). "Nepenthes ridzaiana and N. x langkawiensis (Nepenthaceae), a new species and a new nothospecies of pitcher plants from Langkawi Island, Malaysia". The Malaysian Forester. 87 (1): 1–9.