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Nepenthes copelandii merrill ex macfarl.


Description:
Terrestrial or epiphytic climber. Stems terete. Leaves petiolate, lamina linear, up to 28 cm long, 6 cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, base attenuate; midrib on lower surface with appressed hairs; petiole canaliculate, up to 7 cm long, winged. Lower pitchers 26 cm long, 5.5 cm wide; basal part ovoid, variously inflated, becoming cylindrical and infundibular towards the pitcher opening. Peristome cylindrical, up to 1.2 cm wide, yellow, red or purple; lined with ribs to 1 mm high, 1.5 mm apart, may be expanded at the sides of the pitcher mouth; inner surface without conspicuous teeth. Upper pitchers up to 12 cm tall, 4.5 cm wide, wholly infundibular, strongly elongated; wings reduced to narrow ridges. Lid elliptic-ovate, 4.5 cm long, 4 cm wide, both the upper and lower surfaces may be yellow, orange, or red, often with darker blotches; the lower surface with basal ridge and appendage; spur unbranched, 1.2 cm long.

References:
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2013. Recircumscription of the Nepenthes alata group (Caryophyllales: Nepenthaceae) in the Philippines, with four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 69: 1–23.
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2013. Typification and redelimitation of Nepenthes alata Blanco with notes on the N. alata group, and N. negros sp. nov. from the Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 151–156.
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and description of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154.
Fernando, E.S., V.B. Amoroso, D.N. Tandang, C.I. Banag, A.B. Lapis, W.S. Gruèzo, F.P. Coritico, F.A. Pollisco Jr., A.M. Palijon, M.D. Ching, F.P. Lansigan, C. Garcia-Francisco, N.M. Lita, A.M. Tagtag, & J.L. De Leon. 2021. Threatened Plants of the Philippines. 147p. Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-621-96498-0-3.
Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: Engler, A. (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich Heft 36, 4, 3: 1–92, W. Engelmann, Berlin.
Macfarlane, J.M. 1927. The Philippine species of Nepenthes. Philippine Journal of Science 33: 127–140.
McPherson, S. & V.B. Amoroso. 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. 60p. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole, Dorset, UK.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.


pitcher plant
Nepenthaceae
Nepenthes
N/A
Endangered
Endemic
Nepenthes copelandii
  • Leaves with a distinct petiole
  • Leaf apex not deeply notched or truncate
  • Lower surface of pitcher lid with basal ridge and appendages
  • Stems stems terete or angular, without wings
  • Upper pitchers widest at or near opening
  • Midribs and/or margins of leaves hairy
  • Petiole long, up to 7 cm
  • Nepenthes
  • Leaves with midrib extended into a long tendril with the distal part forming into a cup or pitcher-like structures
  • Angiosperms
  • Plants producing true flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction