Heliamphora macdonaldae

Species of carnivorous plant

Heliamphora macdonaldae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Heliamphora
Species:
H. macdonaldae
Binomial name
Heliamphora macdonaldae
Gleason (1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heliamphora tatei var. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Maguire (1978)
  • Heliamphora tatei f. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Steyerm. (1984)

Heliamphora macdonaldae is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to Venezuela. It is closely related to H. tatei and was for a long time considered a form or variety of that species.[2] Putative natural hybrids between H. macdonaldae and H. tatei have been recorded in the southern part of Cerro Duida.

References

  1. ^ Gleason, H.A. (June 1931). Botanical results of the Tyler-Duida Expedition. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58(6): 345–404. JSTOR 2480734
  2. ^ McPherson, S. 2007. Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Further reading

  • Gleason, H.A. (May 1931). Botanical results of the Tyler-Duida Expedition. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58(5): 277–344. JSTOR 2997213
  • Steyermark, J.A. et al. (18 May 1951). Sarraceniaceae. [pp. 239–242] In: Contributions to the flora of Venezuela. Botanical exploration in Venezuela - 1. Fieldiana: Botany 28(1): 1–242.
Taxon identifiers
Heliamphora macdonaldae
  • Wikidata: Q862149
  • CoL: 3K57L
  • GBIF: 3768703
  • IPNI: 278023-2
  • Plant List: kew-2842198
  • POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118875-2
  • Tropicos: 28900002
  • WFO: wfo-0000717253


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