NEPENTHES 



NEPENTHES 



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1872:542, desc.; II. 16:781; 18:808 (as N. sanguined, in 

 error); III. 20:239, desc. F.M. 1877:265. I.H. 23:192. 

 A unique species from Borneo that has been a parent 

 for many of the best hybrids. 



40. alata, Blanco. Plants terrestrial or epiphytic: st. 

 trigonous : Ivs. amplexicaul, petiolate, elliptic-lanceolate, 

 nerves 3, rarely 4 pairs: pitchers somewhat dimorphic, 

 cylindric-ventricose to cylindric, finely stellate-pubes- 

 cent; wings rudimentary below, widening and fringed 

 above; peristome oblique, slightly elevated into a neck 

 behind; lid broadly cordate with internal basal keel. 

 Fl. Filip. ed. 3:111 214; IV. 173. As yet not intro. 

 from the Philippine Isls., but of bright color and grace- 

 ful shape; deserving therefore of attention. 



41. Rajah, Hook. f. Fig. 2462. St. upright, stout: 

 Ivs. large, thick, coriaceous: mature pitchers 5-9 x 3-5 

 in., red-purple or green-purple; wings widening from 

 below upward, fringed; peristome widely expanded with 

 undulate margin, deep crimson; lid large cordate. Tr. 

 Linn. Soc. 22:421. G.C. II. 16:493. Gn. 22, p. 122. 

 F. 1883:167. B.M. 8017. A magnificent species from 

 Kinabalu, Borneo, that is difficult under cult. Moore, 

 of Glasnevin, has succeeded well by growing it in a 

 "filmy-fern atmosphere." 



42. nobilis, Veitch (N. sanguined x N. mdxima var. 

 superba}. Lvs. slightly stalked, thick, herbaceous, 

 elliptic-oblong, peltate at apex: pitchers 6-9 x lJ^-2 in., 

 cylindric, brownish red with scattered purple blotches; 

 wings expanded ciliate; peristome oblique crimson- 

 purple, outer margin wavy; lid with shallow basal crest. 

 G.C. III. 45:25. A striking hybrid with richly mot- 

 tled interior to the pitchers. 



43. Dyeriana, Macfarlane (N. mixta x N. Dick- 

 sonidna). Lvs. petiolate amplexicaul, decurrent, oval 

 to elliptic-obovate, apex often peltate: pitchers 5-42 

 x2-3J^ hi., cylindric-ventricose, yellowish green with 

 abundant purple spots and blotches; wings wide, long- 

 ciliate ; peristome widely expanded and elongated some- 

 what into a neck behind; lid with prominent external 

 keel. G.C. III. 28:257; 38:325, desc. A splendid 

 hybrid that grow-s readily, and forms large pitchers. It 

 was raised by Tivey and sent out by the Veitch firm 

 in 1900. 



44. Wittei, Veitch (N. stenophylla x N. mdxima). 

 Lvs. deeply amplexicaul, petiolate, with expanded 

 winged base, elliptic-obovate with rounded or peltate 

 apex: pitchers 3-7x^-1^ in., tubular with brown 

 pubescent girdle below peristome, pale green with red 

 or purple areplations; wings intermediate between those 

 of parents; lid with basal median-keel within. J.H.S. 

 21:238. Raised by M. Witte, curator of Leiden Gar- 

 den, it is very nearly between the two parents. 



45. truncata, Macfarlane. Lvs. large, petiolate, 

 lamina truncate at base and apex: pitchers large, 

 urceolate, crimson; whig narrow or cord-like; peri- 

 stome widely expanded, undulate without; lid small, 

 keeled at base within. Bot. Contrib. Univ. Perm. 

 3:207, pi. 2. A remarkable species collected by W. 

 J. Hutchinson during 1907 in Mindanao, Philippine Isls. 



46. stenophylla, Mast. Lvs. petiolate, elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, If .-veins 3: pitchers 3-5 x J^-l in., tubular, slightly 

 ventricose below, pale green with abundant purple 

 spots and areoles; wings nerve-like below, slightly 

 expanded in middle, fringed toward mouth; lid with 

 internal basal keel. G.C. III. 8:240, desc.; 11:401. A 

 neat, graceful and richly colored species from Borneo, 

 but hard to grow. It is now rare in cult., but its hybrid 

 N . Wittei is fairly easily grown. 



47. maxima, Reinw. (N. cclebica, Hook. f. N. Citr- 

 tisii, Mast. N. fallax, G. Beck). Lvs. amplexicaul, 

 petiolate, elliptic with brown ciliate margin: pitchers 

 dimorphic to trimorphic, lower ventricose below, cylin- 

 dric above; wings expanded, fringed; middle pitchers 

 cylindric with narrow unfringed wings; upper funnel- 



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shaped with wings reduced to cords; all pale green, 

 heavily blotched or overlaid by purple areoles; peri- 

 stome cylindric in front, expanded and undulate pos- 

 teriorly, green-purple to dark purple; lid cordate with 

 basal crest and subapical spur within. G.C. III. 2:689; 

 6:661. B.M. 7138. I.H. 35:59. A richly colored spe- 

 cies that is native to Celebes, Borneo, and N. Guinea, 

 and that was intro. by Curtis from Borneo. It thrives 

 well, flowers freely, and has been a parent of some 

 striking hybrids. 



48. Tiveyi, Mast. (N. mdxima xN. Veitchii). Lvs. 

 amplexicaul, decurrent petiolate, elliptic - obovate, 

 apex peltate : pitchers 3-10 x 1 J^-3 in., cylindric, yellow- 

 green with many large irregular purple blotches; wings 

 imperfect below, expanded and fringed above; peri- 

 stome widely expanded and undulate laterally, elevated 

 into a neck behind; lid inside with basal keel and 

 subapical spur. G.C. III. 22:200, 201. G.M. 40:599. 

 J.H.S. 21:238. A large strong and cultivable hybrid 

 that was raised by Tivey. It promises to become a 

 favorite type. 



49. Balfouriana, Mast. (N. mixta x N. Mastersiana) . 

 Pitchers 5-10 x 2-4 in., cylindric-ventricose, green with 

 few large purple 



spots over surface 

 or mainly toward 

 peristome; wings 

 large, fringed; peri- 

 stome expanded, 

 purple and green- 

 striped ; lid with sub- 

 apical spur. G.C. 

 III. 26:91. A strik- 

 ing and fairly easily 

 grown hybrid that 

 was raised by Tivey, 

 and which blends the 

 parental characters 

 of N. Northiana, N. 

 maxima (N. Curtisii), 

 N. sanguined and N. 

 khasiana. 



50. Ldwii, Hook, f . 

 Fig. 2462. A striking 

 species from Kina- 

 balu that bears large 

 yellow-green leathery 

 pitchers, shaped as in 

 Fig. 2462. It has not 

 been intro. into cult. 



51. Macfarlanei, 

 Hemsl. A Malayan 

 species with oval or 

 funnel-shaped pitch- 

 ers that are green, 

 with extensive deep 

 claret areolations. 

 The lid bears long 

 hirsute bristles 

 within. Not yet in 

 cult., but a promising 

 species for hybridiza- 

 tion. 



2465. Nepenthes Veitchii, notable 

 for its wide rim. 



N. AUi6ttii=N. Northiana X N. maxima. N. atropurpdrea=N. 

 sanguinea X N. maxima var. superba. N. BoisiAna='N. Tiveyi X N. 

 Morganise. N. compdcta='N. Hookeriana X N. Phyllamphora. N. 

 Cdur<u=N. (?) X N. Dominii. A hybrid of Court that is rare in cult. 

 G. C. II. 16:845. N. Des/d0ei=N. Tiveyi X N. mixta. AT. excelsa= 

 N. Veitchii x N. sanguinea. N. Fourmri=N. Northiana X N. 

 mixta. N. <7dmerit=N. Tiveyi xN. mixta. N. Gautieri=ti . 

 Northiana X N. mixta. N. grdndis=N. maxima var. superba X N. 

 Northiana var. pulchra. N. Henry&na=N. Sedenii X N. Hookeri- 

 ana. I. H. 4:15; 29:460. G. W. 14:297. N. longicaudata=N. 

 maxima var. superba X N. Northiana var. pulchra. N. Mercibri= 

 N. Northiana XN. mixta. ./V. Pdtersonii=N. Paradisae. N. Paiil- 

 lii, Hort.=? AT. picturdta=N. Dyeriana. G. M. 46:677. F.S.R. 

 2, p. 69. N. RatdiffianaN, Hookeriana X N. Phyllamphora. G.Z. 

 26:241. N, remilliensis=N. maxima var. superba xN. Northiana 



