Nepenthes truncata

Species of pitcher plant from the Philippines

Nepenthes truncata

A pitcher of N. truncata found in northern Mindanao at an elevation of 230 m

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Caryophyllales
Family:  | Nepenthaceae
Genus:  | Nepenthes
Species:  |

N. truncata

Binomial name
Nepenthes truncata

Macfarl. (1911)[2]

Synonyms

* Nepenthes megamphora
Merr. & Quis in sched. (1915)

Nepenthes truncata (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz trʌŋˈkɑːtə/; from Latin truncatus "terminating abruptly") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from the islands of Dinagat, Leyte, and Mindanao.[3] The species grows at an elevation of 0–1500 m above sea level.[4] Nepenthes truncata is characterised by its heart-shaped (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.

Nepenthes robcantleyi was once considered a dark, highland form of this species.[5][6]

## Contents

* 1 Carnivory
* 2 Natural hybrids
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading

## Carnivory[edit]

On September 29, 2006, at the Botanical Gardens in Lyon, France, a Nepenthes truncata was photographed containing the decomposing corpse of a mouse. This incident is the first record of a mammal being successfully trapped in the pitchers of N. truncata indoors. Both N. rajah [7] and N. rafflesiana[8] are known to occasionally catch small mammals in the wild. Although it is possible for Nepenthes truncata to trap mice, the calcium heavy bones will not be digested.[citation needed]

* An epiphytic N. truncata from the Pantaron Range near San Fernando

* A recently opened pitcher with typical colouration from the Pantaron Range, Mindanao

* A pitcher with strongly developed peristome colouration, typical of older pitchers, Pantaron Range, Mindanao

* Illustration of N. truncata from Macfarlane's type description of 1911

## Natural hybrids[edit]

* N. alata × N. truncata [=N. × truncalata][9]
* N. mindanaoensis × N. truncata[4]
* ? N. petiolata × N. truncata[10][11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Clarke, C.; Cantley, R.; Nerz, J.; Rischer, H.; Witsuba, A. (2000). "Nepenthes truncata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39708A10257507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39708A10257507.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ Macfarlane, J.M. 1911. New species of Nepenthes. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania 3(3): 207–210. (plates I–II)
3. ^ McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
4. ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
5. ^ Cheek, M. 2011. Nepenthes robcantleyi sp. nov. (Nepenthaceae) from Mindanao, Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany 29(6): 677–681. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01449.x
6. ^ Mey, F.S. 2011. Nepenthes robcantleyi aka "Nepenthes black truncata". Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, December 27, 2011.
7. ^ Phillipps, A. 1988. "A second record of rats as prey in Nepenthes rajah" (PDF). (203 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 17(2): 55.
8. ^ Moran, J.A. 1991. The role and mechanism of Nepenthes rafflesiana pitchers as insect traps in Brunei. Ph.D. thesis, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.
9. ^ Mann, P. 1998. A trip to the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 27(1): 6–11.
10. ^ Kurata, S. & M. Toyoshima 1972. Philippine species of Nepenthes. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 26(1): 155–158. Abstract Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana 15: 1–157.

Carnivorous plant resource. 2019.[1]

## Further reading[edit]

* Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25(1): 90–102. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02406.x
* Cantley, R. 2000. Nepenthes of the Philippines. [video] The 3rd Conference of the International Carnivorous Plant Society, San Francisco, USA.
* Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861
* Clarke, C. & J.A. Moran 2011. Incorporating ecological context: a revised protocol for the preservation of Nepenthes pitcher plant specimens (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 56(3): 225–228. doi:10.3767/000651911X605781
* Co, L. & W. Suarez 2012. Nepenthaceae. Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines.
* Elmer, A.D.E. 1915. Nepenthaceae. [pp. 2785–2787] In: Two hundred twenty six new species—II. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 8: 2719–2883.
* (in German) Gronemeyer, T. 2008. Nepenthes auf den Philippinen – Ein Reisebericht. Das Taublatt 60(1): 15–27.
* Kurup, R., A.J. Johnson, S. Sankar, A.A. Hussain, C.S. Kumar & S. Baby 2013. Fluorescent prey traps in carnivorous plants. Plant Biology 15(3): 611–615. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00709.x
* Macfarlane, J.M. 1927. The Philippine species of Nepenthes. The Philippine Journal of Science 33(2): 127–140.
* (in Indonesian) Mansur, M. 2001. "Koleksi Nepenthes di Herbarium Bogoriense: prospeknya sebagai tanaman hias" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. In: Prosiding Seminar Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253.
* (in German) McPherson, S. & T. Gronemeyer 2008. Die Nepenthesarten der Philippinen Eine Fotodokumentation. Das Taublatt 60(1): 34–78.
* Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Nepenthaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid trnK intron sequence data. Plant Biology 3(2): 164–175. doi:10.1055/s-2001-12897
* (in German) Meimberg, H. 2002. "Molekular-systematische Untersuchungen an den Familien Nepenthaceae und Ancistrocladaceae sowie verwandter Taxa aus der Unterklasse Caryophyllidae s. l." (PDF). Ph.D. thesis, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich.
* Meimberg, H. & G. Heubl 2006. Introduction of a nuclear marker for phylogenetic analysis of Nepenthaceae. Plant Biology 8(6): 831–840. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924676
* Meimberg, H., S. Thalhammer, A. Brachmann & G. Heubl 2006. Comparative analysis of a translocated copy of the trnK intron in carnivorous family Nepenthaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 478–490. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.11.023
* Rasco, E.T. Jr. & M.A.D. Maquilan 2005. Initial studies on in vitro germination and early seedling growth of Nepenthes truncata Macf.. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(2): 51–55.
* Rasco, E.T. Jr., G.K.R. Oguis & C.S.C. Silvosa 2012. In vitro rooting of Nepenthes truncata Macf.. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 41(4): 135–139.
* Renner, T. & C.D. Specht 2011. A sticky situation: assessing adaptations for plant carnivory in the Caryophyllales by means of stochastic character mapping. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172(7): 889–901. doi:10.1086/660882
* Siegara, A. & Yogiara 2009. Bacterial community profiles in the fluid of four pitcher plant species (Nepenthes spp.) grown in a nursery[permanent dead link]. Microbiology Indonesia 3(3): 109–114.
* Silvosa, C.S.C., E.T. Rasco Jr. & M.A.D. Maquilan 2013. Agricultural waste materials as component of organic potting media for the endangered Nepenthes truncata Macf. (Philippine pitcher plant). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 42(2): 47–56.
* (in Czech) Svítek, M. 2002. Portréty rostlin - Nepenthes truncata (Macf.) syn. Nepenthes megamphora (Merr. & Quis). Trifid 2002(1): 37–39. (page 2, page 3)
* Exploration of Mount Anipahan and Mount Kiamo. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.
* WGAL News: Carnivorous Plant Eats Mouse at French Garden

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Species

* N. abalata
* N. abgracilis
* N. adnata
* N. aenigma
* N. alata
* N. alba
* N. albomarginata
* N. alfredoi
* N. alzapan
* N. ampullaria
* N. andamana
* N. angasanensis
* N. appendiculata
* N. argentii
* N. aristolochioides
* N. armin
* N. attenboroughii
* N. barcelonae
* N. beccariana
* N. bellii
* N. benstonei
* N. biak
* N. bicalcarata
* N. bokorensis
* N. bongso
* N. boschiana
* N. bracteosa
* N. burbidgeae
* N. burkei
* N. cabanae
* N. campanulata
* N. candalaga
* N. ceciliae
* N. chang
* N. chaniana
* N. cid
* N. clipeata
* N. copelandii
* N. cornuta
* N. danseri
* N. deaniana
* N. densiflora
* N. diabolica
* N. diatas
* N. distillatoria
* N. dubia
* N. edwardsiana
* N. ephippiata
* N. epiphytica
* N. erucoides
* N. eustachya
* N. extincta
* N. eymae
* N. faizaliana
* N. flava
* N. fractiflexa
* N. fusca
* N. gantungensis
* N. glabrata
* N. glandulifera
* N. graciliflora
* N. gracilis
* N. gracillima
* N. gymnamphora
* N. halmahera
* N. hamata
* N. hamiguitanensis
* N. harauensis
* N. hemsleyana
* N. hirsuta
* N. hirtella
* N. hispida
* N. holdenii
* N. hurrelliana
* N. inermis
* N. insignis
* N. izumiae
* N. jacquelineae
* N. jamban
* N. junghuhnii
* N. justinae
* N. kampotiana
* N. kerrii
* N. khasiana
* N. kitanglad
* N. klossii
* N. kongkandana
* N. krabiensis
* N. lamii
* N. lavicola
* N. leonardoi
* N. leyte
* N. lingulata
* N. longifolia
* N. longiptera
* N. lowii
* N. macfarlanei
* N. macrophylla
* N. macrovulgaris
* N. madagascariensis
* N. malayensis
* N. malimumuensis
* N. manobo
* N. mantalingajanensis
* N. mapuluensis
* N. maryae
* N. masoalensis
* N. maxima
* N. maximoides
* N. merrilliana
* N. micramphora
* N. mikei
* N. mindanaoensis
* N. minima
* N. mira
* N. mirabilis
* N. mollis
* N. monticola
* N. muluensis
* N. murudensis
* N. naga
* N. nebularum
* N. negros
* N. neoguineensis
* N. nigra
* N. northiana
* N. ovata
* N. palawanensis
* N. paniculata
* N. pantaronensis
* N. papuana
* N. parvula
* N. peltata
* N. pervillei
* N. petiolata
* N. philippinensis
* N. pilosa
* N. pitopangii
* N. platychila
* N. pudica
* N. pulchra
* N. putaiguneung
* N. rafflesiana
* N. rajah
* N. ramispina
* N. ramos
* N. reinwardtiana
* N. rhombicaulis
* N. rigidifolia
* N. robcantleyi
* N. rosea
* N. rowaniae
* N. samar
* N. sanguinea
* N. saranganiensis
* N. sibuyanensis
* N. singalana
* N. smilesii
* N. spathulata
* N. spectabilis
* N. stenophylla
* N. sumagaya
* N. sumatrana
* N. suratensis
* N. surigaoensis
* N. talaandig
* N. talangensis
* N. tboli
* N. tenax
* N. tentaculata
* N. tenuis
* N. thai
* N. thorelii
* N. tobaica
* N. tomoriana
* N. treubiana
* N. truncata
* N. ultra
* N. undulatifolia
* N. veitchii
* N. ventricosa
* N. vieillardii
* N. villosa
* N. viridis
* N. vogelii
* N. weda
* N. zygon

Incompletely diagnosed taxa
N. sp. Anipahan
N. sp. Misool

Possible extinct species
N. echinatus
N. echinosporus
N. major

Natural hybrids

* N. × alisaputrana
* N. × bauensis
* N. × cantleyi
* N. × cincta
* N. × ferrugineomarginata
* N. × harryana
* N. × hookeriana
* N. × kinabaluensis
* N. × kuchingensis
* N. × merrilliata
* N. × mirabilata
* N. × pangulubauensis
* N. × pyriformis
* N. × sarawakiensis
* N. × sharifah-hapsahii
* N. × trichocarpa
* N. × truncalata
* N. × trusmadiensis
* N. × tsangoya
* N. × ventrata

Related topics

* Nepenthes taxonomy
* Nepenthes species by distribution
* Nepenthes cultivars
* Nepenthes literature

* Nepenthes infauna
* Nepenthes endophytes
* Nepenthesin
* Nepenthales

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q138817
* Wikispecies: Nepenthes truncata
* ARKive: nepenthes-truncata
* CoL: 46XDZ
* GBIF: 3702212
* GRIN: 431724
* iNaturalist: 123539
* IPNI: 603823-1
* ITIS: 896635
* IUCN: 39708
* NCBI: 151001
* Open Tree of Life: 392570
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:603823-1
* Species+: 22558
* Tropicos: 50153712
* WFO: wfo-0000381994

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