Heliamphora neblinae is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to Cerro de la Neblina, Cerro Aracamuni and Cerro Avispa in Venezuela. It is one of the most variable species in the genus and was once considered to be a variety of H. tatei. It is unclear whether or not there is a consensus regarding its status as a species, with at least a few researchers supporting the taxonomic revision that would elevate both H. tatei var. neblinae and H. tatei f. macdonaldae to full species status.[2]
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| Isotype held at the NMNH | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sarraceniaceae |
| Genus: | Heliamphora |
| Species: | H. neblinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliamphora neblinae | |
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The pitchers of H. neblinae are some of the largest in the genus, occasionally exceeding 50 cm.[3]
Infraspecific taxa
editReferences
edit- ^ Maguire, B. (1978). Sarraceniaceae (Heliamphora). The Botany of the Guyana Highland Part–X, Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 29: 36–61.
- ^ Rice, Barry A. (2006). Growing Carnivorous Plants. Timber Press: Portland, Oregon.
- ^ a b c McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole.
Further reading
edit- (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (September 1972). "Observaciones sobre el nicho ecológico de Heliamphora planta carnívora del Cerro de La Neblina" (PDF). Natura 48/49: 4–7.
- (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (May 1973). "Plantas carnívoras del Cerro de La Neblina. Estudio y fotografía sobre tres mecanismos de trampas" (PDF). Defensa de la Naturaleza 2(6): 17–26.
- (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (2011–2012). La Neblina: el tepuy más alto y remoto Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Río Verde 6: 61–74.
- (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (2012–2013). "Las plantas carnívoras de los tepuyes" (PDF). Río Verde 9: 73–88.
- Jaffé, K., M.S. Blum, H.M. Fales, R.T. Mason & A. Cabrera (1995). On insect attractants from pitcher plants of the genus Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 21(3): 379–384. doi:10.1007/BF02036725
- McPherson, S. (2007). Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.
- Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba (June 2000). Heliamphora hispida (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Cerro Neblina, Brazil-Venezuela. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 29(2): 37–41.
- Nerz, J. (December 2004). Heliamphora elongata (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Ilu-Tepui. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 33(4): 111–116.
- Wistuba, A., T. Carow & P. Harbarth (September 2002). Heliamphora chimantensis, a new species of Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) from the ‘Macizo de Chimanta’ in the south of Venezuela. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 31(3): 78–82.
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