Nepenthes burbidgeae
Description
Terrestrial climber to 10 m tall.
Inflorescence colour unknown.
Inflorescence (fide Kurata 1976) 25-35 cm long, partial peduncles 2-flowered, pedicels 10-15 mm long.
Fruits and seeds unknown.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present), Mt Kinabalu present, Mt Tambuyukon present
Borneo: Sabah (Mt Kinabalu&Mt Tambuyukon).
Taxonomy
Nepenthes burbidgeae, on account of its shortly infundibuliform, translucent, porcelain white, lightly red-flecked upper pitchers is unlikely to be confused with any other species on Mt Kinabalu. It is part of the N. maxima group, as evidenced by the appendage on the lower surface of the lid, and the distinctly petiolate leaves with prominent axillary buds. Although well-known to nepenthophiles through Kurata, Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu (1976: 40), this species is represented by only a few incomplete sheets: we have found no fertile material of N. burbidgeae and lower pitchers are represented by only two collections.
Citation
Macfarl. 1908 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 4: 70
Burb. 1996: Pitcher Plants of Borneo: 75: f. 43
Danser 1928 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg: 276
Jebb & Cheek 1997 – In: Blumea: 27
Phillipps & A.L. Lamb 1988 – In: Nature Malaysiana: 22 & 23
Danser 1935 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg: 467
Clarke 1997: Nepenthes of Borneo: 73: f. 47-49
J.H. Adam & Wilcock: p. 149. – In: Sarawak Mus. J.: f. XXIIIa.
Sh. Kurata 1976: Nepenthes of Mt Kinabalu, Sabah: 40: t. 9 & 10