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Nepenthes attenboroughii

December 06, 2023

Nepenthes attenboroughii (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌætənˈbʌriaɪ, - ˌætənbəˈroʊɡiaɪ/), or Attenborough's pitcher plant,[3] is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough,[4][5] who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow, upright lid.[2] The type specimen of N. attenboroughii was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria, an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan, the Philippines.[2]

Nepenthes attenboroughii
A lower pitcher of N. attenboroughii showing the characteristic bell-shaped pitchers and upright lid of this species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. attenboroughii
Binomial name
Nepenthes attenboroughii

In May 2010, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University selected N. attenboroughii as one of the "top 10 new species described in 2009".[6][7] The species appeared on the 2012 list of the world's 100 most threatened species compiled by the IUCN Species Survival Commission in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London.[3]

Botanical history edit

Nepenthes attenboroughii was discovered by Alastair Robinson, Stewart R. McPherson and Volker B. Heinrich in June 2007, during a 2 month research expedition to catalogue the different species of pitcher plant found across the Philippine Archipelago.[8] The expedition was initiated after missionaries reported seeing giant Nepenthes on the mountain in 2000.[5][9][10][11]

The formal description of N. attenboroughii was published in February 2009 in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. The herbarium specimen A. Robinson AR001 is the designated holotype, and is deposited at the herbarium of Palawan State University (PPC), Puerto Princesa City.[2]

Further accounts of this species appeared in McPherson's Pitcher Plants of the Old World, published in May 2009,[12] and in the December 2009 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter.[13]


Description edit

Nepenthes attenboroughii is a terrestrial upright or scrambling shrub. The stem, which may be up to 3.5 cm thick, is circular in cross section and attains a height of up to 1.5 m.[2]

Leaves and pitchers edit

The leaves are coriaceous and sessile or sub-petiolate. The leaves of rosettes are up to 30 cm long and 10 cm wide, whereas those of the scrambling stem are up to 40 cm long and 15 cm wide. The leaves are oblong to elliptic, obtuse at the apex and shortly attenuate at the base, clasping the stem by approximately two-thirds of its circumference and becoming decurrent for 2–3 cm.[2]

 
The rosette (juvenile) pitchers of N. attenboroughii demonstrate the typical bell shape of this species when only a few inches high

Nepenthes attenboroughii produces some of the largest pitchers in the genus, sometimes exceeding those of typical N. rajah in size, but is not known to have exceeded the size and volume records set by that species.[2] The largest recorded pitcher of N. attenboroughii measured more than 1.5 litres in volume, and traps exceeding 2 litres are likely to be produced on occasion.[12] The lower pitchers are brittle and campanulate (bell-shaped), up to 30 cm tall and 16 cm wide and emerge from tendrils that are 30–40 cm long and 4–9 mm in diameter. The tendrils are flattened towards the leaf, making them almost semi-circular in cross section.

The upper pitchers are similar to the lower pitchers, but generally infundibular, to 25 cm tall and 12 cm wide.

The pitchers show considerable variation in both shape and colouration, ranging from green or yellow to dark purple throughout.[14]

Inflorescence edit

Nepenthes attenboroughii has a racemose inflorescence up to 80 cm long. The male flower spike bears approximately 100 pedicellate flowers on a rachis up to 45 cm long and is recorded to bifurcate on occasion. The flowers lack bracts and produce red tepals that are broadly ovate with an obtuse apex.

The female inflorescence is shorter, to 65 cm long, never bifurcates, and bears up to 70 densely arranged flowers on a compact rachis up to 20 cm long. The tepals are brown to purple, ovate, and have an acute apex.[2]

Distribution and habitat edit

This species is endemic to the Victoria Massif in Palawan. There, it grows from 1450 m above sea level to the summit of Mount Victoria at 1726 m.[15] Originally known only from Mount Victoria itself, it has since been found on the largest peak of the Victoria Massif, Mount Sagpaw, and along the connecting ridges from the site of first collection.[15][16][17][18] The species is found among shrubs 0.8–1.8 m tall in relatively scattered populations of plants on rocky, ultramafic soil. It is not sympatric with other Nepenthes species and no natural hybrids have been recorded.[2][12]

The summit flora of Mount Victoria includes Leptospermum sp., Medinilla spp., Dracaena sp., Vaccinium sp., various grasses, as well as the sundew Drosera ultramafica, which grows at similar elevations to N. attenboroughii.[19]

Conservation edit

Nepenthes attenboroughii is assessed as Critically Endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) on account of its restricted distribution and the threat posed by plant poachers.[1]

Carnivory edit

 
A lower pitcher of N. attenboroughii supporting a large population of mosquito larvae

The pitchers of N. attenboroughii are open to the elements and thus often completely filled with fluid. This fluid is viscous in the lower part of the pitcher and watery above, forming two fractions that do not mix. The upper fraction supports populations of pitcher infauna, particularly mosquito larvae, and the pitchers of this species may benefit from both the usual capture of prey as well as the detritus produced by organisms living within the pitcher fluid.[2]

In the latter half of 2009, this taxon received a great deal of publicity in the national press of various countries as a sensational new plant that catches and kills rats.[20] Whilst certainly large enough to trap rodents, no rodents of any kind had, at that time, been observed within the pitchers of this species, as indicated in the type description and through subsequent clarification by the author, Alastair Robinson, who suggested that were rodents to be captured by the plant, it was likely to be through misadventure rather than by design, large bugs and flying insects appearing to be the usual prey.[2][21]

In October 2012, however, a dead shrew was found in a pitcher of Nepenthes attenboroughii during a return expedition to Mount Victoria by Robinson and a group of naturalists.[22] Yet another visit almost two months later, in December 2012, allowed the botanist to assess and document the rate of digestion on video. It was found that the corpse of the shrew had, in the intervening weeks, progressed from a wholly intact state to mere skeletal remains, with only scant viscera and a matte of hair at the bottom of the pitcher still apparent.[23][24]

Related species edit

Botanist Alastair Robinson examines the pitcher contents of N. attenboroughii on Mount Victoria, wherein the remains of a newly killed terrestrial shrew identified in the pitcher in October 2012 have been largely digested by December of the same year.

Nepenthes attenboroughii is closely related to the Palawan species, N. deaniana, N. leonardoi,[25] N. mantalingajanensis, N. mira, and N. palawanensis (which produces even larger pitchers),[26][27] to N. peltata from Mindanao, and to N. rajah from Borneo.[2]

The stated relationship of this taxon with species from Borneo and Mindanao agrees with observations made in the description of N. mira,[28] and is further supported in the type description of N. attenboroughii by previously overlooked paleogeographical evidence. Based on this evidence, the authors reason that these species, predominantly found growing on ultramafic soils on Palawan and Mindanao, are likely to have arisen as a result of the radiative speciation of a common ancestor in Borneo.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Robinson, A.S.; Madulid, D.A. (2012). "Nepenthes attenboroughii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T159126A790335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T159126A790335.en.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Robinson, A.S., A.S. Fleischmann, S.R. McPherson, V.B. Heinrich, E.P. Gironella & C.Q. Peña 2009. A spectacular new species of Nepenthes L. (Nepenthaceae) pitcher plant from central Palawan, Philippines. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159(2): 195–202. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00942.x
  3. ^ a b Baillie, J.E.M. & E.R. Butcher 2012. Priceless or Worthless? The world's most threatened species. 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
  4. ^ George, A. & K. Austen 2009. #AskAttenborough: Your questions answered. New Scientist, May 15, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Smyth, C. 2009. Giant rat-eating nepenthes plant named after David Attenborough. Times Online, August 18, 2009.
  6. ^ Scientists select new species for top 10 list; issue SOS. ASU News, May 20, 2010.
  7. ^ Top 10 - 2010: Attenborough's Pitcher 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. International Institute for Species Exploration.
  8. ^ European botanists find new Palawan plant. Manila Bulletin, October 16, 2007.
  9. ^ Walker, M. 2009. Giant 'meat-eating' plant found. BBC Earth News, August 11, 2009.
  10. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. The Discovery of Nepenthes attenboroughii. In: Pitcher Plants of the Old World. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1320–1333.
  11. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2011. The Discovery of Nepenthes attenboroughii. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 174–202.
  12. ^ a b c McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  13. ^ McPherson, S. 2009. Nepenthes attenboroughii: a new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 38(4): 100–101.
  14. ^ Mey, F.S. 2014. Highlighting Nepenthes variation within a species. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, July 3, 2014.
  15. ^ a b McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  16. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2011. Expanding the Range of Nepenthes attenboroughii. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 346–363.
  17. ^ Cullen, D. & B. Quinn 2012. Exploring Mount Victoria, Central Palawan – revisiting the habitat of N. attenboroughii. Part 1: Mt Victoria – Peak 1 & 2. Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc. 105: 6–13.
  18. ^ Cullen, D. & B. Quinn 2012. Exploring Mount Victoria, Central Palawan – revisiting the habitat of N. attenboroughii. Part 2: Mt Sagpaw. Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc. 106: 6–12.
  19. ^ Fleischmann, A., A.S. Robinson, S. McPherson, V. Heinrich, E. Gironella & D.A. Madulid 2011. Drosera ultramafica (Droseraceae), a new sundew species of the ultramafic flora of the Malesian highlands. Blumea 56(1): 10–15.
  20. ^ Google 2009. Rodent-eating plant discovered in Palawan. Google News aggregator, August 18, 2009.
  21. ^ Robinson, A.S. 2009. Nepenthes attenboroughii in the press. CPUK Forum, August 19, 2009.
  22. ^ Giant Nepenthes Trip: Mt. Victoria Philippines. Leilani Nepenthes - Photo Archives.
  23. ^ Mey, F.S. 2013. Terrestrial shrew remains in Nepenthes attenboroughii [VIDEO]. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, August 22, 2013.
  24. ^ Rediscovery of Nepenthes paniculata. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.
  25. ^ McPherson, S., G. Bourke, J. Cervancia, M. Jaunzems, E. Gironella, A. Robinson & A. Fleischmann 2011. Nepenthes leonardoi (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant species from Palawan, Philippines. Carniflora Australis 8(1): 4–19.
  26. ^ McPherson, S., J. Cervancia, C. Lee, M. Jaunzems, A. Fleischmann, F. Mey, E. Gironella & A. Robinson 2010. Nepenthes palawanensis (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant species from Sultan Peak, Palawan Island, Philippines. In: S.R. McPherson Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1332–1339.
  27. ^ McPherson, S. 2010. Nepenthes palawanensis: another new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 39(3): 89–90.
  28. ^ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 1999. Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) in Palawan, Philippines. Kew Bulletin 54(4): 887–895. doi:10.2307/4111166

Further reading edit

  • Clarke, C. 2013. What Can Tree Shrews Tell Us about the Effects of Climate Change on Pitcher Plants? [video] TESS seminars, 25 September 2013.
  • Clarke, C. & J.A. Moran 2011. Incorporating ecological context: a revised protocol for the preservation of Nepenthes pitcher plant specimens (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 56(3): 225–228. doi:10.3767/000651911X605781
  • Co, L. & W. Suarez 2012. Nepenthaceae. Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines.
  • McPherson, S. 2011. N. attenboroughii – a new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines. Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc. 99: 12–18.
  • McPherson, S. 2012. Nepenthes attenboroughii: a new giant species of pitcher plant from the Philippines. Planta Carnivora 34(1): 16–25.
  • McPherson, S.R. 2011. Comparison of the highland Palaweño Nepenthes. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 364–381.
  • (in German) McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen: eine Fotodokumentation. Das Taublatt 60: 34–78.
  • Miles, J. 2012. Discovering a lost world of rat-eating plants in the Philippines. Friday, October 9, 2012.
  • . [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.
  • Lecture on Plant Hunting – Royal Horticultural Society 6th May 2014. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.
  • (in Indonesian) . Trubus, November 3, 2008.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nepenthes attenboroughii.
 
Wikispecies has information related to Nepenthes attenboroughii.
  • Photographs of N. attenboroughii at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder
  • Meet the man on a mission to save carnivorous plants – BBC Stewart McPherson expeditions to find and describe carnivorous plants including N. attenboroughii

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Nepenthes attenboroughii n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n 8 iː z ˌ ae t en ˈ b ʌr i aɪ ˌ ae t en b e ˈ r oʊ ɡ i aɪ or Attenborough s pitcher plant 3 is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough 4 5 who is a keen enthusiast of the genus The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow upright lid 2 The type specimen of N attenboroughii was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan the Philippines 2 Nepenthes attenboroughiiA lower pitcher of N attenboroughii showing the characteristic bell shaped pitchers and upright lid of this speciesConservation statusCritically Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily NepenthaceaeGenus NepenthesSpecies N attenboroughiiBinomial nameNepenthes attenboroughiiA S Rob S McPherson amp V B Heinrich 2009 2 In May 2010 the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University selected N attenboroughii as one of the top 10 new species described in 2009 6 7 The species appeared on the 2012 list of the world s 100 most threatened species compiled by the IUCN Species Survival Commission in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London 3 Contents 1 Botanical history 2 Description 2 1 Leaves and pitchers 2 2 Inflorescence 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Conservation 5 Carnivory 6 Related species 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksBotanical history editNepenthes attenboroughii was discovered by Alastair Robinson Stewart R McPherson and Volker B Heinrich in June 2007 during a 2 month research expedition to catalogue the different species of pitcher plant found across the Philippine Archipelago 8 The expedition was initiated after missionaries reported seeing giant Nepenthes on the mountain in 2000 5 9 10 11 The formal description of N attenboroughii was published in February 2009 in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society The herbarium specimen A Robinson AR001 is the designated holotype and is deposited at the herbarium of Palawan State University PPC Puerto Princesa City 2 Further accounts of this species appeared in McPherson s Pitcher Plants of the Old World published in May 2009 12 and in the December 2009 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 13 Description editNepenthes attenboroughii is a terrestrial upright or scrambling shrub The stem which may be up to 3 5 cm thick is circular in cross section and attains a height of up to 1 5 m 2 Leaves and pitchers edit The leaves are coriaceous and sessile or sub petiolate The leaves of rosettes are up to 30 cm long and 10 cm wide whereas those of the scrambling stem are up to 40 cm long and 15 cm wide The leaves are oblong to elliptic obtuse at the apex and shortly attenuate at the base clasping the stem by approximately two thirds of its circumference and becoming decurrent for 2 3 cm 2 nbsp The rosette juvenile pitchers of N attenboroughii demonstrate the typical bell shape of this species when only a few inches highNepenthes attenboroughii produces some of the largest pitchers in the genus sometimes exceeding those of typical N rajah in size but is not known to have exceeded the size and volume records set by that species 2 The largest recorded pitcher of N attenboroughii measured more than 1 5 litres in volume and traps exceeding 2 litres are likely to be produced on occasion 12 The lower pitchers are brittle and campanulate bell shaped up to 30 cm tall and 16 cm wide and emerge from tendrils that are 30 40 cm long and 4 9 mm in diameter The tendrils are flattened towards the leaf making them almost semi circular in cross section The upper pitchers are similar to the lower pitchers but generally infundibular to 25 cm tall and 12 cm wide The pitchers show considerable variation in both shape and colouration ranging from green or yellow to dark purple throughout 14 Inflorescence edit Nepenthes attenboroughii has a racemose inflorescence up to 80 cm long The male flower spike bears approximately 100 pedicellate flowers on a rachis up to 45 cm long and is recorded to bifurcate on occasion The flowers lack bracts and produce red tepals that are broadly ovate with an obtuse apex The female inflorescence is shorter to 65 cm long never bifurcates and bears up to 70 densely arranged flowers on a compact rachis up to 20 cm long The tepals are brown to purple ovate and have an acute apex 2 Distribution and habitat editThis species is endemic to the Victoria Massif in Palawan There it grows from 1450 m above sea level to the summit of Mount Victoria at 1726 m 15 Originally known only from Mount Victoria itself it has since been found on the largest peak of the Victoria Massif Mount Sagpaw and along the connecting ridges from the site of first collection 15 16 17 18 The species is found among shrubs 0 8 1 8 m tall in relatively scattered populations of plants on rocky ultramafic soil It is not sympatric with other Nepenthes species and no natural hybrids have been recorded 2 12 The summit flora of Mount Victoria includes Leptospermum sp Medinilla spp Dracaena sp Vaccinium sp various grasses as well as the sundew Drosera ultramafica which grows at similar elevations to N attenboroughii 19 Conservation editNepenthes attenboroughii is assessed as Critically Endangered by the World Conservation Union IUCN on account of its restricted distribution and the threat posed by plant poachers 1 Carnivory edit nbsp A lower pitcher of N attenboroughii supporting a large population of mosquito larvaeThe pitchers of N attenboroughii are open to the elements and thus often completely filled with fluid This fluid is viscous in the lower part of the pitcher and watery above forming two fractions that do not mix The upper fraction supports populations of pitcher infauna particularly mosquito larvae and the pitchers of this species may benefit from both the usual capture of prey as well as the detritus produced by organisms living within the pitcher fluid 2 In the latter half of 2009 this taxon received a great deal of publicity in the national press of various countries as a sensational new plant that catches and kills rats 20 Whilst certainly large enough to trap rodents no rodents of any kind had at that time been observed within the pitchers of this species as indicated in the type description and through subsequent clarification by the author Alastair Robinson who suggested that were rodents to be captured by the plant it was likely to be through misadventure rather than by design large bugs and flying insects appearing to be the usual prey 2 21 In October 2012 however a dead shrew was found in a pitcher of Nepenthes attenboroughii during a return expedition to Mount Victoria by Robinson and a group of naturalists 22 Yet another visit almost two months later in December 2012 allowed the botanist to assess and document the rate of digestion on video It was found that the corpse of the shrew had in the intervening weeks progressed from a wholly intact state to mere skeletal remains with only scant viscera and a matte of hair at the bottom of the pitcher still apparent 23 24 Related species edit source source source source source source Botanist Alastair Robinson examines the pitcher contents of N attenboroughii on Mount Victoria wherein the remains of a newly killed terrestrial shrew identified in the pitcher in October 2012 have been largely digested by December of the same year Nepenthes attenboroughii is closely related to the Palawan species N deaniana N leonardoi 25 N mantalingajanensis N mira and N palawanensis which produces even larger pitchers 26 27 to N peltata from Mindanao and to N rajah from Borneo 2 The stated relationship of this taxon with species from Borneo and Mindanao agrees with observations made in the description of N mira 28 and is further supported in the type description of N attenboroughii by previously overlooked paleogeographical evidence Based on this evidence the authors reason that these species predominantly found growing on ultramafic soils on Palawan and Mindanao are likely to have arisen as a result of the radiative speciation of a common ancestor in Borneo 2 See also editList of things named after David Attenborough and his worksReferences edit a b Robinson A S Madulid D A 2012 Nepenthes attenboroughii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN 2012 e T159126A790335 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2012 1 RLTS T159126A790335 en a b c d e f g h i j k l m Robinson A S A S Fleischmann S R McPherson V B Heinrich E P Gironella amp C Q Pena 2009 A spectacular new species of Nepenthes L Nepenthaceae pitcher plant from central Palawan Philippines Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159 2 195 202 doi 10 1111 j 1095 8339 2008 00942 x a b Baillie J E M amp E R Butcher 2012 Priceless or Worthless The world s most threatened species Archived 2012 10 21 at the Wayback Machine Zoological Society of London United Kingdom George A amp K Austen 2009 AskAttenborough Your questions answered New Scientist May 15 2009 a b Smyth C 2009 Giant rat eating nepenthes plant named after David Attenborough Times Online August 18 2009 Scientists select new species for top 10 list issue SOS ASU News May 20 2010 Top 10 2010 Attenborough s Pitcher Archived 2010 05 25 at the Wayback Machine International Institute for Species Exploration European botanists find new Palawan plant Manila Bulletin October 16 2007 Walker M 2009 Giant meat eating plant found BBC Earth News August 11 2009 McPherson S R 2009 The Discovery of Nepenthes attenboroughii In Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume 2 Redfern Natural History Productions Poole pp 1320 1333 McPherson S R 2011 The Discovery of Nepenthes attenboroughii In New Nepenthes Volume One Redfern Natural History Productions Poole pp 174 202 a b c McPherson S R 2009 Pitcher Plants of the Old World 2 volumes Redfern Natural History Productions Poole McPherson S 2009 Nepenthes attenboroughii a new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 38 4 100 101 Mey F S 2014 Highlighting Nepenthes variation within a species Strange Fruits A Garden s Chronicle July 3 2014 a b McPherson S R amp V B Amoroso 2011 Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines Redfern Natural History Productions Poole McPherson S R 2011 Expanding the Range of Nepenthes attenboroughii In New Nepenthes Volume One Redfern Natural History Productions Poole pp 346 363 Cullen D amp B Quinn 2012 Exploring Mount Victoria Central Palawan revisiting the habitat of N attenboroughii Part 1 Mt Victoria Peak 1 amp 2 Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc 105 6 13 Cullen D amp B Quinn 2012 Exploring Mount Victoria Central Palawan revisiting the habitat of N attenboroughii Part 2 Mt Sagpaw Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc 106 6 12 Fleischmann A A S Robinson S McPherson V Heinrich E Gironella amp D A Madulid 2011 Drosera ultramafica Droseraceae a new sundew species of the ultramafic flora of the Malesian highlands Blumea 56 1 10 15 Google 2009 Rodent eating plant discovered in Palawan Google News aggregator August 18 2009 Robinson A S 2009 Nepenthes attenboroughii in the press CPUK Forum August 19 2009 Giant Nepenthes Trip Mt Victoria Philippines Leilani Nepenthes Photo Archives Mey F S 2013 Terrestrial shrew remains in Nepenthes attenboroughii VIDEO Strange Fruits A Garden s Chronicle August 22 2013 Rediscovery of Nepenthes paniculata video Redfern Natural History Productions McPherson S G Bourke J Cervancia M Jaunzems E Gironella A Robinson amp A Fleischmann 2011 Nepenthes leonardoi Nepenthaceae a new pitcher plant species from Palawan Philippines Carniflora Australis 8 1 4 19 McPherson S J Cervancia C Lee M Jaunzems A Fleischmann F Mey E Gironella amp A Robinson 2010 Nepenthes palawanensis Nepenthaceae a new pitcher plant species from Sultan Peak Palawan Island Philippines In S R McPherson Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats Volume 2 Redfern Natural History Productions Poole pp 1332 1339 McPherson S 2010 Nepenthes palawanensis another new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 39 3 89 90 Cheek M R amp M H P Jebb 1999 Nepenthes Nepenthaceae in Palawan Philippines Kew Bulletin 54 4 887 895 doi 10 2307 4111166Further reading editClarke C 2013 What Can Tree Shrews Tell Us about the Effects of Climate Change on Pitcher Plants video TESS seminars 25 September 2013 Clarke C amp J A Moran 2011 Incorporating ecological context a revised protocol for the preservation of Nepenthes pitcher plant specimens Nepenthaceae Blumea 56 3 225 228 doi 10 3767 000651911X605781 Co L amp W Suarez 2012 Nepenthaceae Co s Digital Flora of the Philippines McPherson S 2011 N attenboroughii a new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines Victorian Carnivorous Plant Society Inc 99 12 18 McPherson S 2012 Nepenthes attenboroughii a new giant species of pitcher plant from the Philippines Planta Carnivora 34 1 16 25 McPherson S R 2011 Comparison of the highland Palaweno Nepenthes In New Nepenthes Volume One Redfern Natural History Productions Poole pp 364 381 in German McPherson S amp T Gronemeyer 2008 Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen eine Fotodokumentation Das Taublatt 60 34 78 Miles J 2012 Discovering a lost world of rat eating plants in the Philippines Friday October 9 2012 Exploration of Mount Anipahan and Mount Kiamo video Redfern Natural History Productions Lecture on Plant Hunting Royal Horticultural Society 6th May 2014 video Redfern Natural History Productions in Indonesian Dua Malam Demi Attenboroughii Trubus November 3 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nepenthes attenboroughii nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Nepenthes attenboroughii Photographs of N attenboroughii at the Carnivorous Plant Photofinder Meet the man on a mission to save carnivorous plants BBC Stewart McPherson expeditions to find and describe carnivorous plants including N attenboroughii Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nepenthes attenboroughii amp oldid 1170099303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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