Re: Nepenthes at the US Botanical Gardens
Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Tue, 17 Jan 1995 15:32:26 -0500
> It is labelled Nepenthes burkeii, though upon examination, I think it may be
N. ventricosa. The few
> remaining pitchers are somewhat dry, so it is difficult to assess for
certain,
> but on exam, the pitchers do not appear to have a pubescent surface, which I
am
> told is one of the major differences between the two species. Some say they
> are variants of the same species.
I was aware of the two very distinct color variations in N. ventricosa with
concomitant pitcher variations is this part of the difference you are talking
about?
Tom in Fl