Re: Easy Nepenthes Identification

From: Perry Malouf (pmalouf@access.digex.net)
Date: Fri Oct 03 1997 - 08:34:40 PDT


Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 11:34:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3842$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Easy Nepenthes Identification

Lance Jerale wrote:

> There are over 80 species of Nepenthes and many thousands of hybrids.
> Please tell me your easy technique for identifying unknown Nepenthes.

The recently published Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes has an excellent
key for identifying species and 3 (I think) hybrids.

Most hybrid identification is difficult, I'd have to agree.

> Recently I passed up several beautiful mature potted Nepenthes with very
> attractive pitchers because the names were missing. These plants were
> going for dirt cheap prices. If I could apply your technique for positively
> identifying these plants I'll go back and get them!

Is identification so important to you ? :-)

If I find a large Nepenthes plant for sale at a "dirt cheap"
price and that has attractive pitchers on it, I'm going to buy
it regardless of whether or not it has a name tag (unless I already
have one that looks like it).

Jeez, some people are picky, picky, picky...... :-)

Best wishes,

Perry Malouf



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