Nepenthes distillatoria
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 Upper pitcher of Nepenthes distillatoria. Sri Lanka.
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| Nepenthes distillatoria L., 1753 |
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 Distribution of N. distillatoria.
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Nepenthes distillatoria (New Latin from Latin: destillo = to distill, -oria = adjectival ending; something from which a liquid is distilled, i.e., pitcher) was the first species of tropical pitcher plant to be formally named. It was originally described by H. N. Grimm in 1682 under the name "Planta mirabilis distillatoria". Linnaeus used the original species epithet when naming N. distillatoria in 1753.
N. distillatoria is endemic to Sri Lanka and is the only Nepenthes species recorded from the island. It grows in waterlogged open scrub, along road embankments and other cleared areas, and in forest. N. distillatoria occurs from sea-level to 700 m altitude.[1]
Due to its isolation, N. distillatoria has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described.
 The earliest published illustration of a pitcher plant, showing "Utricaria vegetabilis zeylanensium" (N. distillatoria) |
[edit] References
- ^ Jebb, M. & M. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 36.
- Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes distillatoria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2d v2.3)
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes classification • Nepenthes infauna
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