Nepenthes xiphioides
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 Nepenthes xiphioides. Cultivated plant.
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| Nepenthes xiphioides Salmon & Maulder (1995) |
Nepenthes xiphioides (Greek/Latin: xiphos = sword, -oides = resembling; referring to the long, thin teeth of the inner margin of the peristome) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. There is much confusion surrounding the status of this species as well as N. gymnamphora and N. pectinata.
| Morphological character | N. gymnamphora | N. xiphioides |
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| Longitudinal leaf veins | 3-6 running in outer 2/3- 4/5 of blade | 2-3 running in outer 1/2 of blade |
| Leaf margins | covered with short dense hair | glabrous |
| Rosette leaf tendril | about as long as the pitcher | 2-3 times as long as the leaf |
| Rosette pitchers | 8-12 cm tall, 3-4 cm broad | 4-5.5 cm tall, 1.5-2 cm broad |
| Aerial pitchers | present | absent |
| Peristome teeth | 3-6 times as long as broad | 6-8 times as long as broad |
| Inflorescence | mostly 2 flowered, upper most ones 1 flowered; rarely most or all of them 1 flowered | 1 flowered but bearing some 2 flowered pedicels in lower 1/3 |
| Staminal column | hairy at base or over whole length | glabrous |
* Salmon & Maulder (1995) treat N. pectinata as conspecific with N. gymnamphora.
[edit] References
- Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 134-142.
- Salmon, B.R. & R.G. Maulder 1995. Two New Species of Nepenthes from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 24(3): 77-85.
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes classification • Nepenthes infauna
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