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CV. NEPENTHACEJK. 
1. NEPENTHES, Linn. 
(Linnaeus adopted the name from Breyne, who bestowed in 1689 (Prodr. PI. 
Ear. ii. 75), fancifully applying Homer’s Nepenthes to the liquid found in 
these natural pitchers. — H. Trimen, FI. cf Ceylon, Pt. iii. 420.) 
Characters and distribution of the Order. 
Stems long climbing. 
Pitchers inflated below the middle, 3 to 6in. long, green ; anterior ribs 
without any crest; stalk with a curl in the centre 1. X. Kennedyi. 
Stems shortly climbing. 
Pitchers inflated near the base, 3 to Gin. long, pinkish ; anterior 
ribs winged, the wings 1 or 2 lines broad, and more or less promin- 
ently ciliate-toothed, without any curl in the centre of the stalk . . 2. X. Bernaysii. 
Stems elodgated scarcely climbing. 
Pitchers narrow at the base, then cylindrical to the top, 6 or 7in. long, 
green with white streaks ; anterior ribs prominent at the base but not 
winged; stalk flexuose without a curl 3. X. albo-lineata. 
Stems not climbing rather slender. 
Pitchers slightly enlarged atthe base. 3 to 4Jin. long, judging from the 
dried specimen more or less reddish when fresh ; anterior ribs 
prominent but not winged ; stalk slender not forming a curl ... 4. _V. .1 loorei. 
Stems not climbing rather stout. 
Pitchers inflated below the middle, 5 to 7in. long, more or less purple 
stained ; anterior ribs with narrow purple wings ; stalk straight . . o. .V. Jardinei. 
Pitchers enlarging from the base to a diameter of about 3in. at the top, 
length about Gin., marked with reddish-purple colour ; anterior ribs 
hard, scarcely winged ; stalk straight, somewhat flattened . ... 6. X. Eou'ana. 
Stems not climbing very short. 
Pitchers numerous, slightly inflated above the base and enlarging again 
at the top, to 2£in. long; anterior ribs with entire wings about § 
line broad; stalk slender, no curl 7. X. Altcce. 
Pitchers numerous, 9 to 13 lines long, diameter above the base 2 h to 4 
lines, anterior ribs toothed 8. -V. Cholmondeleyi. 
1. 3Y. Kennedyi (after E. Kennedy), F. r. M. Fragm. v. 154; Benth. FI. 
Aastr. vi. 40. Stems climbing, when young pubescent, with stellate hairs. 
Leaves on long petioles, linear-lanceolate or oblong, then chartaceous, over 1ft. 
long, and about 2in. broad, longitudinal nerves 5 to 8 on each side of the midrib, 
the latter elongated and forming a curl midway between the lamina and pitcher. 
Pitchers 3 to Gin. long, slightly inflated below the middle, without any crest on 
the anterior ribs, the orifice narrow, posterior spur stout, the peristome narrow, 
with numerous transverse veins; operculum elliptical, with numerous minute 
glands on the inner surface, the glandular portion inside pitcher extending two- 
thirds the way up. Inflorescence ; (male) peduncle tomentose, about Sin. long, 
raceme 6 to 7in. long. Flowers dense. Pedicels about 5 lines long. Perianth- 
segments lines long and 2 lines broad. Staminal column H line high, bearing 
a head of anthers about ^ line in diameter; (female) peduncle about 12in. long, 
adnate to the shoot for a few inches ; raceme 8 to Sin. long. Flowers numerous, 
scattered. Pedicels about lin. long. Perianth green, segments 4 to 5, tomen- 
tose. — Bail. Procd.Linn. Soc. of N.S.W. and Ql. Agri. Journal, iii. 354; Plate 
in Vol. i. Pt. 5. 
Hab.: Cape York, F. L. Jardine\ Cape Sidmoutli, C. Moore. 
2. XST. Bernaysii (after L. A. Bernays, C.M.G.), Bail. Procd. Linn. Soc. of 
N.S. IF., and Ql. Agri. Joarn. i. with plate. Stems climbing, leafy. Leaves shortly 
petiolate, linear-lanceolate, 12 to 13in. long, 2in. broad, longitudinal nerves 5 on 
each side of the midrib, sprinkled with black dots and appressed white hairs, 
midrib produced not curled, freely forming pitchers. Pitchers 3 to 6iu. long, 
inflated at the base, pinkish outside, the 2 anterior ribs winged, 1 to 2 lines 
broad and ciliate-toothed, the posterior rib ending in a hooked spur. Operculum 
ovate, with numerous reddish glands on the inner surface, peristome narrow 
