New Nepenthes Volume Two

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This second volume of the New Nepenthes series documents the spectacular and often surprising new discoveries relating to the genus Nepenthes (the tropical pitcher plants).

Authored by Stewart McPherson and Michal Golos, this work comprises:

Accounts of 53 species of Nepenthes described since New Nepenthes Volume 1 was published in 2011: N. abalata, N. abgracilis, N. adrianii, N. aenigma, N. alfredoi, N. alzapan, N. armin, N. barcelonae, N. biak, N. bracteosa, N. cabanae, N. cid, N. cornuta, N. dactylifera, N. diabolica, N. domei, N. erucoides, N. extincta, N. fractiflexa, N. halmahera, N. harauensis, N. hirtella, N. justinae, N. kitanglad, N. kongkandana, N. krabiensis, N. latiffiana, N. leyte, N. longiptera, N. malayensis, N. malimumuensis, N. manobo, N. maryae, N. maximoides, N. minima, N. nebularum, N. negros, N. orbiculata, N. pantaronensis, N. parvula, N. pudica, N. putaiguneung, N. ramos, N. rosea, N. samar, N. sumagaya, N. talaandig, N. tayninhensis, N. tboli, N. ultra, N. viridis, N. weda and N. zygon (note: N. amabilis, N. baramensis and N. kurata were also described, but are synonyms of plants listed above).

Accounts of 7 resurrected and re-circumscribed Nepenthes species: N. alata, N. fusca, N. graciliflora, N. hemslyana, N. mollis, N. saranganiensis and N. zakriana

Descriptions of two brand new Nepenthes species (named and introduced for the first time).

Six Expedition Reports:
Discovery of a New Nepenthes on Mount Beaufort, Palawan
The Rediscovery of Nepenthes epiphytica and N. mapuluensis
The Rediscovery of Nepenthes fusca and N. mollis (with an account to recent revisions of the N. fusca complex)
The Rediscovery of Nepenthes paniculata
The Rediscovery of Nepenthes pilosa
Exploration of little-known parts of the Hose Mountains

Seven accounts of New Knowledge from the Field
Clarification of the taxonomy of Nepenthes beccariana
An Account of new colour forms of Nepenthes chaniana
Observations of Nepenthes madagascariensis and N. masoalensis
An Account of the upper pitchers of Nepenthes palawanensis
An Account of a gigantic form of Nepenthes tentaculata
A Report on the current conservation status of endangered Nepenthes aristolochioides, N. clipeata and Nepenthes rigidifolia
An Account of Horrific Poaching and the Ark of Life Project

Every page of New Nepenthes Volume 2 is crammed full of exciting new information and stunning imagery!

The work includes more than 750 images! More than 500 have never before been published.

Note: this work is specifically designed to complement the upcoming Redfern books “Nepenthes – The Tropical Pitcher Plants, Volumes 1, 2 and 3”.

The purpose of New Nepenthes Volume 2 is to document all of the new taxa described over the last decade, without any taxonomic changes or revision.

New Nepenthes Volume 2 underpins the treatment of the genus in Nepenthes – The Tropical Pitcher Plants, Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

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