Carnivorous Plant Newsletter
Encyclopedia
The Carnivorous Plant Newsletter is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society
(ICPS), the largest such organization in the world.
, Mexico
and Canada
, and $2 for those living elsewhere. The first issue, from April 1972, opened with the following paragraph:
At this time the newsletter had around 25 subscribers; this number quickly grew to more than 100 by June 29 of that year. Katsuhiko Kondo created the original titular illustration.
In volume 7 (1978), the newsletter started printing in a 6 by 9 inch format with colour covers, and limited colour reproduction in some articles. The publication was originally founded by Don Schnell and Joe Mazrimas. Additional early editors included Leo Song and Larry Mellichamp. In 1997, Don Schnell retired and the new editors Jan Schlauer and Barry Rice joined the editorial staff. Mazrimas left the editorial board in 1998, leaving the journal's production to Schlauer, Rice, and Steve Baker (for page layout).
Since December 2006, all back issues of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter are available as PDF
s from the website of the International Carnivorous Plant Society. Articles older than 3 years are open to non-members.
process before being published. Typical articles also include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, literature reviews, synopses of new literature, and new taxa
or cultivar
descriptions. The newsletter has been a registration authority for cultivars of carnivorous plants since 1979, and in 1998, was appointed by the International Society for Horticultural Science
as the International Cultivar Registration Authority
for new carnivorous plant cultivars.
.
International Carnivorous Plant Society
The International Carnivorous Plant Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1972. It is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for carnivorous plants...
(ICPS), the largest such organization in the world.
History and editorship
The newsletter has been published every year since its inception in 1972. It was first published as a stenciled product, with annual subscription priced at $1 for those in the contiguous United StatesContiguous United States
The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and $2 for those living elsewhere. The first issue, from April 1972, opened with the following paragraph:
At this time the newsletter had around 25 subscribers; this number quickly grew to more than 100 by June 29 of that year. Katsuhiko Kondo created the original titular illustration.
In volume 7 (1978), the newsletter started printing in a 6 by 9 inch format with colour covers, and limited colour reproduction in some articles. The publication was originally founded by Don Schnell and Joe Mazrimas. Additional early editors included Leo Song and Larry Mellichamp. In 1997, Don Schnell retired and the new editors Jan Schlauer and Barry Rice joined the editorial staff. Mazrimas left the editorial board in 1998, leaving the journal's production to Schlauer, Rice, and Steve Baker (for page layout).
Since December 2006, all back issues of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter are available as PDF
Portable Document Format
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s from the website of the International Carnivorous Plant Society. Articles older than 3 years are open to non-members.
Format
The newsletter publishes on a quarterly basis, in full colour, and totals around 130 pages annually. Articles of scientific interest must pass through an anonymous peer-reviewPeer review
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process before being published. Typical articles also include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, literature reviews, synopses of new literature, and new taxa
Taxon
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or cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
descriptions. The newsletter has been a registration authority for cultivars of carnivorous plants since 1979, and in 1998, was appointed by the International Society for Horticultural Science
International Society for Horticultural Science
The International Society for Horticultural Science is the world's leading independent organization of horticultural scientists. Its aim is "to promote and encourage research and education in all branches of horticultural science and to facilitate cooperation and knowledge transfer on a global...
as the International Cultivar Registration Authority
International Cultivar Registration Authority
An International Cultivation Registration Authority is an organization responsible for ensuring that each plant cultivar receives a unique, authoritative botanical name....
for new carnivorous plant cultivars.
Review
In a 1990 review published in the journal Taxon, Rudolf Schmid generally praised the publication, saying "over the past decade [it] has developed into one of the most attractive newsletters available, so appealing, in fact, that many libraries put the journal under lock". He also noted, however, that the lack of a contents page and the tendency to run articles over several discontinuous pages were "annoying".Taxon descriptions
The Carnivorous Plant Newsletter has published formal descriptions of the following taxaTaxon
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Drosera
- Drosera camporupestris
- Drosera grantsaui
- Drosera hartmeyerorumDrosera hartmeyerorumDrosera hartmeyerorum is a summer-growing annual sundew that is native to the north of Western Australia. It was discovered in 1995 by Siegfried and Irmgard Hartmeyer. Drosera hartmeyerorum has long scrambling leaves which readily curl around any unfortunate insect that lands on the leaves...
- Drosera schwackei (new combination)
- Drosera spatulata var. bakoensisDrosera spatulataDrosera spatulata, the spoon-leaved sundew, is a variable, rosette-forming sundew with spoon-shaped leaves. The specific epithet is Latin for "spatula shaped," a reference to the form of the leaves...
- Drosera spatulata var. gympiensisDrosera spatulataDrosera spatulata, the spoon-leaved sundew, is a variable, rosette-forming sundew with spoon-shaped leaves. The specific epithet is Latin for "spatula shaped," a reference to the form of the leaves...
- Drosera tentaculata
- Drosera viridisDrosera viridisDrosera viridis is a semi-erect or rosetted perennial species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is known only from Brazil, being found in eastern Paraná and São Paulo and central Santa Catarina at elevations from . It may, however, also be found in adjacent Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
- Drosera × corinthiaca
- Drosera × fontinalis
Heliamphora
- Heliamphora chimantensisHeliamphora chimantensisHeliamphora chimantensis is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Chimanta Tepui in Venezuela. Interestingly, it is more closely related to the southern growing H. tatei and H. neblinae than any of the other species found in the Gran Sabana. All other species known from this region have...
- Heliamphora elongataHeliamphora elongataHeliamphora elongata is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Ilu tepui and Tramen Tepui in Venezuela.-References:...
- Heliamphora exappendiculataHeliamphora exappendiculataHeliamphora exappendiculata is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to the Chimanta massif and Aprada Tepui in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a variety of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.-References:* McPherson, S. 2007. Pitcher Plants of the Americas...
- Heliamphora folliculataHeliamphora folliculataHeliamphora folliculata is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to the Aparaman group of tepuis in Venezuela...
- Heliamphora hispidaHeliamphora hispidaHeliamphora hispida is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Cerro Neblina, the southernmost tepui of the Guiana Highlands at the Brazil-Venezuela border.-References:...
- Heliamphora sarracenioidesHeliamphora sarracenioidesHeliamphora sarracenioides is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to southern Venezuela, Gran Sabana and Estado Bolivar.-References:...
Nepenthes
- Nepenthes angasanensisNepenthes angasanensisNepenthes angasanensis is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 2200 to 2800 m. The status of this taxon is controversial as it is similar in morphology to N. mikei and N. tobaica.The specific epithet refers to Mount Puncak...
- Nepenthes carunculata var. robusta
- Nepenthes lavicolaNepenthes lavicolaNepenthes lavicola is a tropical pitcher plant species endemic to northern Sumatra. It is thought to be most closely related to N. singalana and N. spectabilis....
- Nepenthes longifoliaNepenthes longifoliaNepenthes longifolia is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of between 300 and 1100 m above sea level. The specific epithet longifolia, formed from the Latin words longus and folius , refers to the exceptionally large leaves of this species.-Botanical...
- Nepenthes mikeiNepenthes mikeiNepenthes mikei is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. It is characterised by its black mottled lower and upper pitchers. The species is closely related to N. angasanensis and N. tobaica....
- Nepenthes ovataNepenthes ovataNepenthes ovata is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. The specific epithet ovata is Latin for "ovate" and refers to the shape of the lower pitchers.-Botanical history:...
- Nepenthes rowanaeNepenthes rowanaeNepenthes rowanae is a species of pitcher plant endemic to Cape York, Australia. It is closely related to N. mirabilis and was once considered an extreme form of this species.-Taxonomy:...
(emended description) - Nepenthes sibuyanensisNepenthes sibuyanensisNepenthes sibuyanensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, after which it is named.-Botanical history:...
- Nepenthes talangensisNepenthes talangensisNepenthes talangensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows in upper montane forest at elevations of 1800–2500 m above sea level....
- Nepenthes tenuisNepenthes tenuisNepenthes tenuis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. The species was first collected in 1957, from a remote mountain in the western part of the island. It remained undescribed until 1994, and was only rediscovered in the wild in 2002. Prior to this, N...
- Nepenthes xiphioides
Pinguicula
- Pinguicula lithophyticaPinguicula lithophyticaPinguicula lithophytica is a species of butterwort that is endemic to the central region of Cuba. It was described by Cristina M. Panfet-Valdés and Paul Temple in 2008. They placed it in subgenus Isoloba, section Agnata, noting that there were morphological similarities between P. lithophytica and...
- Pinguicula nivalis
- Pinguicula pilosa
Sarracenia
- Sarracenia × bellii
- Sarracenia × casei
- Sarracenia × charlesmoorei
- Sarracenia flava var. cupreaSarracenia flavaSarracenia flava, the Yellow pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World. Its range extends from southern Alabama, through Florida and Georgia, to the coastal plains of southern Virginia, North Carolina and South...
- Sarracenia flava var. rubricorporaSarracenia flavaSarracenia flava, the Yellow pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World. Its range extends from southern Alabama, through Florida and Georgia, to the coastal plains of southern Virginia, North Carolina and South...
- Sarracenia × naczii
- Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii f. luteolaSarracenia purpureaSarracenia purpurea, commonly known as the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae...