Nepenthes berbulu (Nepenthaceae), a pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia with remarkably long lid bristles

Hong L. Tan and Gideon Lim and François Sockhom Mey and Michal R. Golos and Andreas Wistuba and Stewart R. McPherson and Alastair S. Robinson

Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 52(1):15-43
Published 7 February 2023

https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn521.fm322

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Abstract

A species of Nepenthes endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and distinctive for its extremely developed lid hairs is described and illustrated. Nepenthes berbulu is a highland species known only from a handful of peaks in the Titiwangsa Range. It is classified here within the recently defined N. macfarlanei group, for which a dichotomous key is provided. The description of this taxon brings the total number of Nepenthes species recognised from Peninsular Malaysia to eighteen.

Keywords: Nepenthes berbulu, Malesia, Nepenthaceae, new species, non-core Caryophyllales, taxonomy.

Article Citation

Hong L. Tan and Gideon Lim and François Sockhom Mey and Michal R. Golos and Andreas Wistuba and Stewart R. McPherson and Alastair S. Robinson. 2023. Nepenthes berbulu (Nepenthaceae), a pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia with remarkably long lid bristles. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 52(1):15-43. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn521.fm322

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