HRNepenthes
by
Heiko Rischer
There are 86 species of Nepenthes known so far. The following table gives an overall view about the names, authors and the distribution.
Presently accepted Nepenthes species
(Data mainly taken from Kurata, Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu (1976), J. Schlauer, World Carnivorous Plant List (1994) and Jebb & Cheek, A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (1997).)
| Species | Author | Locality |
| Nepenthes adnata | TAMIN ET HOTTA EX J.SCHLAUER | S |
| Nepenthes alata | BLANCO | B - M - P - (Mo ?) |
| Nepenthes albomarginata | LOBB EX LINDL. | B - M - S |
| Nepenthes ampullaria | JACK | B - M - N - S |
| Nepenthes anamensis | MACF. | I |
| Nepenthes argentii | JEBB ET CHEEK | P |
| Nepenthes aristolochioides | JEBB ET CHEEK | S |
| Nepenthes bellii | KONDO | P |
| Nepenthes bicalcarata | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes bongso | KORTH. | S |
| Nepenthes borneensis | ADAM ET WILCOCK | B |
| Nepenthes boschiana | KORTH. | B |
| Nepenthes burbidgeae | HOOK. F. EX BURB. | B |
| Nepenthes burkei | HORT. VEITCH ET MAST. | P |
| Nepenthes campanulata | KURATA | B |
| Nepenthes clipeata | DANSER | B |
| Nepenthes danseri | JEBB ET CHEEK | N - Mo |
| Nepenthes deaniana | MACF. | P |
| Nepenthes densiflora | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes distillatoria | L. | Ce |
| Nepenthes dubia | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes edwardsiana | LOW EX HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes ephippiata | DANSER | B |
| Nepenthes eustachya | MIQ. | S |
| Nepenthes eymae | KURATA | C |
| Nepenthes faizaliana | ADAM ET WILCOCK | B |
| Nepenthes fallax | G. BECK | B |
| Nepenthes fusca | DANSER | B |
| Nepenthes glabrata | TURNBULL ET MIDDLETON | C |
| Nepenthes gracilis | KORTH. | B - C - M - S |
| Nepenthes gracillima | RIDL. | M |
| Nepenthes gymnamphora | REINW. EX NEES | (B?) - J - S |
| Nepenthes hamata | TURNBULL ET MIDDLETON | C |
| Nepenthes hirsuta | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes inermis | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes insignis | DANSER | N |
| Nepenthes khasiana | HOOK. F. | In |
| Nepenthes klosii | RIDL. | N |
| Nepenthes lamii | JEBB ET CHEEK | N |
| Nepenthes lavicola | WISTUBA ET RISCHER | S |
| Nepenthes longifolia | NERZ ET WISTUBA | S |
| Nepenthes lowii | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes macfarlanei | HEMSL. | M |
| Nepenthes macrophylla | (MARABINI) JEBB ET CHEEK | B |
| Nepenthes macrovulgaris | TURNBULL ET MIDDLETON | B |
| Nepenthes madagascariensis | POIR. | Ma |
| Nepenthes mapuluensis | ADAM ET WILCOCK | B |
| Nepenthes masoalensis | SCHMID-HOLLINGER | Ma |
| Nepenthes maxima | REINW. ET NEES | (B ?)- C - Mo - N |
| Nepenthes merrilliana | MACF. | (C ?) - P |
| Nepenthes mikei | SALMON ET MAULDER | S |
| Nepenthes mirabilis | (LOUR.) DRUCE | A - B - C - I - M - N - P - SC - S |
| Nepenthes mollis | DANSER | B |
| Nepenthes muluensis | HOTTA | B |
| Nepenthes murudensis | CULHAM EX JEBB ET CHEEK | B |
| Nepenthes neoguineensis | MACF. | N |
| Nepenthes northiana | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes ovata | NERZ ET WISTUBA | S |
| Nepenthes paniculata | DANSER | N |
| Nepenthes papuana | DANSER | N |
| Nepenthes pervillei | BL. | Se |
| Nepenthes petiolata | DANSER | P |
| Nepenthes philippinensis | MACF. | P |
| Nepenthes pilosa | DANSER | B |
| Nepenthes rafflesiana | JACK | B - M - S |
| Nepenthes rajah | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes ramispina | RIDL. | M |
| Nepenthes reinwardtiana | MIQ. | B - M - (Mo ?) - S |
| Nepenthes rhombicaulis | KURATA | S |
| Nepenthes sanguinea | LINDL. | M |
| Nepenthes singalana | BECC. | S |
| Nepenthes spathulata | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes spectabilis | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes stenophylla | MAST. | B |
| Nepenthes sumatrana | (MIQ.) G. BECK | S |
| Nepenthes talangensis | NERZ ET WISTUBA | S |
| Nepenthes tentaculata | HOOK. F. | B - C |
| Nepenthes tenuis | NERZ ET WISTUBA | S |
| Nepenthes thorelii | LECOMTE | I |
| Nepenthes tobaica | DANSER | S |
| Nepenthes tomoriana | DANSER | C |
| Nepenthes treubiana | WARB. | N |
| Nepenthes truncata | MACF. | P |
| Nepenthes veitchii | HOOK. F. | B |
| Nepenthes ventricosa | BLANCO | P |
| Nepenthes vieillardii | HOOK. F. | NC |
| Nepenthes villosa | HOOK. F. | B |
Total: 86 species
Legend:
A: Australia, B: Borneo, C: Celebes, Ce: Ceylon, I: Indo - China, In: India, J: Java, M: Malaya, Ma: Madagascar, Mo: Moluccas, N: New Guinea, NC: New Caledonia, P: Philippines, S: Sumatra, SC: Southern China, Se: Seychelles
Notes:
- There is extreme variation within some species e. g. grouping within the maxima-complex (Borneo? - Celebes `N. eymae« - New Guinea) is still unresolved. Another difficult species is N. singalana from Sumatra. Jebb and Cheek have created a new name for the G. Bandahara form (`N. diatas«) but didn«t consider other variants such as the very small form from G. Tudjuh etc..
- N. philippinensis is still in the list though Jebb and Cheek mention it under N. alata without having seen the type. For clarification observations in the field are necessary as well as collecting new specimen from the locus classicus.
The following table shows the distribution of the species in different localities together with the number of endemic species occuring there.
Locality |
Number of species |
Number of endemic species |
Australia |
1 |
0 |
Seychelles |
1 |
1 |
Ceylon |
1 |
1 |
India |
1 |
1 |
New Caledonia |
1 |
1 |
Java |
2 |
1 |
Madagascar |
2 |
2 |
Moluccas |
3 |
0 |
Indo - China |
3 |
1 |
Celebes |
9 |
4 |
Malaya |
11 |
4 |
Philippines |
10 |
8 |
New Guinea |
10 |
8 |
Sumatra |
26 |
19 |
Borneo |
34 |
25 |
© H. Rischer
A diagramm shows the large extend of endemism in different localities better:
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Note: The diagramm shows the status quo of the presently known species.
Year after year there are new species found and described. Therefore the ratio may differ
greatly in the future.
Copyright by Dr. Heiko Rischer