The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
Pankaj Kumar
1916, 637 (1917).
Basionym: Phyllamphora mirabilis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 2: 606. (1790)
Family: Nepenthaceae
Location: TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum.
Camera: Nikon D300+60mm Nikkor +Vivitar ringlflash.
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Other information [source: Wikipedia]
Nepenthes mirabilis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz mɪˈræbɨlɪs/, from Latin:
mirabilis = wonderful), or the Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant, is a
tropical carnivorous plant species of the pitfall trap variety. It has
by far the widest distribution of any Nepenthes species and is known
from the following countries and regions: Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand,
Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, Myanmar, Cambodia, New
Guinea, Australia, Philippines, Indochina, China, Hong Kong,
Micronesia, Macau, and Palau. It also exhibits great variabiliy with
the most forms and varieties of any species in the genus, the most
notable of which is N. mirabilis var. echinostoma, a rare variety
endemic to Brunei and Sarawak that possesses an extremely wide
peristome.
The conservation status of N. mirabilis is listed as Least Concern on
the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In Hong Kong, it is a
protected species under Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A.
According to Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek, the pitchers of N.
mirabilis are used as toy phallocrypts in New Guinea.
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Pankaj
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Pankaj
Mahadeswara
Thanks for the beautiful photographs and the complete information on
the species.
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Pankaj
Dr Pankaj Kumar
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From: Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 15, 3:12 pm
Subject: The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
To: efloraindia
Thanks a lot sir.
There is no need to add SHRI with my name :). I would be fine without
it.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear Sri Pankaj ji,
> Thanks for the beautiful photographs and the complete information on
> the species.
> On Feb 15, 12:21 am, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Nepenthesmirabilis (Lour.) Druce Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles
>> 1916, 637 (1917).
>> Basionym: Phyllamphora mirabilis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 2: 606. (1790)
>> Family: Nepenthaceae
>> Location: TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum.
>> Camera: Nikon D300+60mm Nikkor +Vivitar ringlflash.
>> ................................
>> Other information [source: Wikipedia]
>>Nepenthesmirabilis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz mɪˈræbɨlɪs/, from Latin:
>> mirabilis = wonderful), or the Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant, is a
>> tropical carnivorous plant species of the pitfall trap variety. It has
>> by far the widest distribution of anyNepenthesspecies and is known
>> Regards
>> Pankaj
>> Slide7.JPG
>> 563KViewDownload
>> Slide8.JPG
>> 549KViewDownload
>> Slide9.JPG
>> 968KViewDownload
>> PROTOLOGUENEPENTHESMIRABILIS 606.jpg
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>> PROTOLOGUENEPENTHESMIRABILIS 607.jpg
Dr Pankaj Kumar
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From: Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 15, 3:12 pm
Subject: The Pitcher Plant: Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
To: efloraindia
Thanks a lot sir.
There is no need to add SHRI with my name :). I would be fine without
it.
Regards
Pankaj
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear Sri Pankaj ji,
> Thanks for the beautiful photographs and the complete information on
> the species.
> On Feb 15, 12:21 am, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Nepenthesmirabilis (Lour.) Druce Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles
>> 1916, 637 (1917).
>> Basionym: Phyllamphora mirabilis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 2: 606. (1790)
>> Family: Nepenthaceae
>> Location: TBGRI, Palode, Trivandrum.
>> Camera: Nikon D300+60mm Nikkor +Vivitar ringlflash.
>> ................................
>> Other information [source: Wikipedia]
>>Nepenthesmirabilis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz mɪˈræbɨlɪs/, from Latin:
>> mirabilis = wonderful), or the Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant, is a
>> tropical carnivorous plant species of the pitfall trap variety. It has
>> by far the widest distribution of anyNepenthesspecies and is known
>> Regards
>> Pankaj
>> Slide7.JPG
>> 563KViewDownload
>> Slide8.JPG
>> 549KViewDownload
>> Slide9.JPG
>> 968KViewDownload
>> PROTOLOGUENEPENTHESMIRABILIS 606.jpg
>> 950KViewDownload
>> PROTOLOGUENEPENTHESMIRABILIS 607.jpg
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