Nepenthes rowaniae

Nepenthes rowaniae
A juvenile N. rowaniae plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. rowaniae
Binomial name
Nepenthes rowaniae
F.M.Bailey (1897)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes mirabilis
    auct. non (Lour.) Rafarin: Danser (1928) [=N. mirabilis/N. rowaniae]
  • Nepenthes rowanae
    F.M.Bailey (1897)
    [original spelling]

Nepenthes rowaniae (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈroʊəniː/; after Ellis Rowan, Australian naturalist and illustrator) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the Cape York Peninsula, Australia. It is closely related to N. mirabilis and was once considered an extreme form of this species.[2][3]

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M.; Wilson, G. (2014). "Nepenthes rowaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T49003607A49009940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T49003607A49009940.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clarke, C.M. & R. Kruger 2005. Nepenthes rowanae (Nepenthaceae), a remarkable species from Cape York, Australia. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(2): 36-41.
  3. ^ Lowrie, A. 2013. Nepenthes rowaniae F.M.Bailey. In: Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus - Volume Three. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 906–909.