Nepenthes vieillardii
Encyclopedia
Nepenthes vieillardii is a species of pitcher plant
endemic
to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes
species. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
s.
Tripteroides caledonicus mosquito
es breed in the pitchers of this species.
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...
endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes
Nepenthes
The Nepenthes , popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 130 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids...
species. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s.
Tripteroides caledonicus mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
es breed in the pitchers of this species.
Infraspecific taxa
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. deplanchei Dub. (1906)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. humilis (Moore) Guilliaum. (1964)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. minima Guillaum. (1953)
- Nepenthes vieillardii var. montrouzieri (Dub.) Macf. (1908)
Further reading
- Clarke, C.M. 2006. Introduction. In: Danser, B.H. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands IndiesThe Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies"The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies" is a seminal monograph by B. H. Danser on the tropical pitcher plants of the Dutch East Indies, North Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and eastern New Guinea...
. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. pp. 1–15. Guillou-Gotkovsky, E. 1987. Observations au sujet de Nepenthes vieillardii. DionéeDionéeDionée is a quarterly French-language periodical and the official publication of Association Francophone des Amateurs de Plantes Carnivores, a carnivorous plant society based in France. Typical articles include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, and scientific studies...
12. - Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)"A skeletal revision of Nepenthes " is a monograph by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek on the tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes. It was published in the May 1997 issue of the botanical journal Blumea. The work represented the first revision of the entire genus since John Muirhead...
. Blumea 42(1): 1–106. - Jones, P. & M. Wilson 1987. Carnivorous Plant NewsletterCarnivorous Plant NewsletterThe Carnivorous Plant Newsletter is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society , the largest such organization in the world.-History and editorship:...
16(3): 74–82. - Kurata, K., T. Jaffré & H. Setoguchi 2003. Intraspecific differentiation of Nepenthes vieillardii Hook. f. in New Caledonia. The relationship between floral morphology and soil chemistry. Journal of Plant Research 116(supplement): 47.
- Kurata, K., T. Jaffré & H. Setoguchi 2004. Variation of pitcher morphology within Nepenthes vieillardii Hook. f. (Nepenthaceae) in New Caledonia. Acta phytotaxonomica et geobotanica 55(3): 181–197. Abstract
- Kurata, K., T. Jaffré & H. Setoguchi 2008. Genetic diversity and geographical structure of the pitcher plant Nepenthes vieillardii in New Caledonia: A chloroplast DNA haplotype analysis. American Journal of Botany 95(12): 1632–1644. Kurata, S. 2002. ニューカレドニアの食虫植物(序). Journal of Insectivorous Plant SocietyJournal of Insectivorous Plant SocietyThe is a quarterly Japanese-language periodical and the official publication of the Insectivorous Plant Society of Japan. The journal was established in January 1950. As of 2010, it is published in A4 format and totals around 120 pages annually...
53(1). Mansur, M. 2001. In: Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.