Nepenthes burkei
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Nepenthes burkei is a tropical pitcher plant
native to the island of Mindoro
in the Philippines
, where it grows at an elevation of 1100–2000 m. It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis
and N. ventricosa
. It has only recently entered cultivation.
Pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over...
native to the island of Mindoro
Mindoro
Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.-History:...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, where it grows at an elevation of 1100–2000 m. It is very closely related to N. sibuyanensis
Nepenthes sibuyanensis
Nepenthes sibuyanensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, after which it is named.-Botanical history:...
and N. ventricosa
Nepenthes ventricosa
Nepenthes ventricosa is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines, where it is a highland species, growing at an elevation of 1000–2000 m above sea level. It has been recorded from the islands of Luzon, Panay, and Sibuyan...
. It has only recently entered cultivation.
Infraspecific taxa
Two varieties of N. burkei have been described.- Nepenthes burkei var. excellens Hort.VeitchVeitch NurseriesThe Veitch Nurseries were the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe during the 19th century. Started by John Veitch sometime before 1808, the original nursery grew substantially over several decades and was eventually split into two separate businesses - based at Chelsea and...
ex Marshall (1890) - Nepenthes burkei var. prolifica Mast. (1890)
External links
- Photographs of N. burkei at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder