Nepenthes stenophylla

Nepenthes stenophylla
Upper pitchers of N. stenophylla growing along a logging road to Mount Murud
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. stenophylla
Binomial name
Nepenthes stenophylla
Mast. (1890)[2]
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes alata
    auct. non Blanco: Smythies (1965)
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Low (1848)
    [=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla]
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Macfarl. (1908)
    [=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla]
  • Nepenthes boschiana var. lowii
    Hook.f. (1873)[3]
  • Nepenthes curtisii
    auct. non Mast.: J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes fallax
    Beck (1895)[4]
  • ?Nepenthes findlayana
    Hort.Williams ex Nichols. (1888) sphalm.typogr.
  • ?Nepenthes fucosa
    S.Beckwith (1987) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes fusca
    auct. non Danser: Sh.Kurata (1976)
  • Nepenthes fusca subsp. apoensis
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock ex Jebb & Cheek (1997) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes lindleyana
    Low ex W.Baxt. (1850) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes maxima
    auct. non Reinw. ex Nees: Becc. (1886)
    [=N. boschiana/N. maxima/N. stenophylla/N. sumatrana]
  • Nepenthes maxima var. lowii
    (Hook.f.) Becc. (1886)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis var. eglandulosa
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis var. ferruginea
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)

Nepenthes stenophylla /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌstɛnoʊˈfɪlə/, or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant,[5] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo.[6] The species produces attractive funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high.[7] It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] Nepenthes stenophylla belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, and N. vogelii.[8]

The illustration of N. stenophylla from Danser's 1928 monograph, based on the type specimen of N. fallax[6]
  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes stenophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39699A143964900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39699A143964900.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Masters, M.T. 1890. New or noteworthy plants. Nepenthes stenophylla, Mast., sp. n.. The Gardeners' Chronicle, series 3, 8(192): 240.
  3. ^ (in Latin) Hooker, J.D. 1873. Ordo CLXXV bis. Nepenthaceæ. In: A. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 17: 90–105.
  4. ^ (in German) Beck, G. 1895. Die Gattung Nepenthes. Wiener Illustrirte Garten-Zeitung 20(3–6): 96–107, 141–150, 182–192, 217–229.
  5. ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  6. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  7. ^ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana 15: 1–157.
  8. ^ Robinson, A.S., J. Nerz & A. Wistuba 2011. Nepenthes epiphytica, a new pitcher plant from East Kalimantan. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 36–51.