stewart Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Dear members of the CPUK forum, I am currently in the Philippines and just returned from two spectacular peaks in Palawan. On the summits of these mountains, I encountered two new Nepenthes species. Here is the first - a truly spectacular plant and one of the biggest in the genus. I found this plant growing atop of a remote mountain - Sultan's Peak - near Mount Victoria where N. attenboroughii grows. This plant - which will be called Nepenthes palawanensis ined., is even larger than Nepenthes attenboroughii and really gives N. rajah a run for its money. I have posted a video clip of me putting my entire hand inside one of the giant pitchers on my website N. palawanensis video I spent the last week organising permits to legally collect a herbarium specimen to desposit at Palawan State University. This magnificent new species will be formally described in my next books, Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats. The description will be in the appendix in vol. 2 of the work. Acquiring all of the permits, permission and authorization was difficult, but it is a joint effort working with many botanists from the Philippines, and as with N. attenboroughii, all of the specimens will stay in the Philippines for local botanists to study, which is really important. This find really shows what magnificent flora there is on Palawan, and the need for conservation efforts. In other news, I was really glad to hear that the recent media interest in N. attenboroughii has led to the protection of the Victoria Range. even though the newspapers exaggerated the plant quite a bit, this led to the entire mountain complex being given local protected states, and a Nickel mine was closed and stopped from destroying the lower slopes of the mountain. Which is GREAT. Hopefully the same can happen for Nepenthes palawanensis ined. and its home, the Sultan range. I am working hard with friends in Palawan to try and pull together a UN World Heritage status proposal. Anyway, here are some photos of Nepenthes palawanensis ined., and also N. attenboroughii to compare. The two plants are extremely closely related, but there are significant, tangible and consistent morphological differences in the leaf structure, flower structure, pitcher morphology and size, amongst many other differences. Also the exterior of the pitcher of N. palawanensis is lined with short, brown hairs. Here is the first - Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Also a video N. palawanensis video And to compare Nepenthes attenboroughii Nepenthes attenboroughii Nepenthes attenboroughii Hope you like the pics! Stew www.redfernnaturalhistory.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Those are great news Stewart. Thanks for sharing. I really hope your efforts on conservation give some good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Wow! This is a gorgeous plant and it is great news about the park becoming protected - hopefully saving the plants and animals for future generations of growers Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsivertsen Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Wow! Great find Stewart! Any photos of the racemes and seed? Keep up the great work! - Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 In other news, I was really glad to hear that the recent media interest in N. attenboroughii has led to the protection of the Victoria Range. even though the newspapers exaggerated the plant quite a bit, this led to the entire mountain complex being given local protected states, and a Nickel mine was closed and stopped from destroying the lower slopes of the mountain. Which is GREAT. This really is great news. Along with other things happening elsewhere, it looks like Nep conservation is finally starting to get somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Oh my dear god!! Beautiful pictures Stew. Thanks soo much for the video. And truly great news for nepenthes. Clearly this genus of plants have once again captured human attention and that is responsible for the protection of all of Mt. Victoria's flora and fauna. Fantastic news indeed. May these species and peaks stay as they are without human intervention forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 (edited) Such enormous pitchers! Thanks for those 2 reports  Edited February 21, 2018 by kisscool_38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daan Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 nice work Stewart. Let us learn more and brings some seeds back. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 What a beautiful find! The pitcher looks almost intermediate between N. mira/deaniana, and N. attenboroughii. I am looking forward to hearing more about this fascinating species. Thanks for the info and photos/video. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Congratulations, Stewart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi Stewart, wow, indeed really huge pitchers. Perfect for terrarium cultivation. Congratulation and many thanks for sharing these pictures. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thez_yo Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Wow, to get to go discover such a big (the biggest?) new Nepenthes must be incredible! It's great to hear that the Victoria Range has been granted protection too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoied Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Congrats for your wonderful discovery! It's good to know that at least part of the habitat of these species are under protection now. I'm wondering about the altitude this species grows, did you take these mesures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davion Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Perhaps Attenboroughii was-R Bit 'Premature' ... and This-one Should-be Named-after Edward-Teller: "Father-of-The-Hydrogen-Bomb"!!!??? >(*~*)< / >(*U^)< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Fantastic plants, pics and conservation news! Keep up the great work. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Amazing and really astonishing species! thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Earl Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Now that's impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avery Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) HI Stewart ~ gorgeous pitchers ~~~ Looking forward for your new books ~ Your nepenthes books are so eye catching and informative ~~ May I know what altitude is these 2 species located ?? Sincerely, Avery Edited March 14, 2010 by avery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hello, This species has been formerly described and the description will be published in Stewart McPherson new books. These will be available in the following days. "Nepenthes palawanensis (Nepenthenceae), a new pitcher plant species from Sultan Peak, Palawan Island, Philipines. 2010. McPherson S., J. Cervancia, C. Lee, M. Jauzems, A. Fleischmann, F. Mey, E. Gironella, A. Robinson. In: S.R. McPherson. Carnivorous Plants in their Habitats. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole (Appendix). All the best, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 My god, this is unbelievable! It looks like that its bigger then N. rajah! And that such plants are still discovered so recently is amazing! Well maybe one day someone gets eaten by even a bigger one... Cheers, Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Dear members of the CPUK forum, I am currently in the Philippines and just returned from two spectacular peaks in Palawan. On the summits of these mountains, I encountered two new Nepenthes species. Here is the first - a truly spectacular plant and one of the biggest in the genus. I found this plant growing atop of a remote mountain - Sultan's Peak - near Mount Victoria where N. attenboroughii grows. This plant - which will be called Nepenthes palawanensis ined., is even larger than Nepenthes attenboroughii and really gives N. rajah a run for its money. I have posted a video clip of me putting my entire hand inside one of the giant pitchers on my website N. palawanensis video I spent the last week organising permits to legally collect a herbarium specimen to desposit at Palawan State University. This magnificent new species will be formally described in my next books, Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats. The description will be in the appendix in vol. 2 of the work. Acquiring all of the permits, permission and authorization was difficult, but it is a joint effort working with many botanists from the Philippines, and as with N. attenboroughii, all of the specimens will stay in the Philippines for local botanists to study, which is really important. This find really shows what magnificent flora there is on Palawan, and the need for conservation efforts. In other news, I was really glad to hear that the recent media interest in N. attenboroughii has led to the protection of the Victoria Range. even though the newspapers exaggerated the plant quite a bit, this led to the entire mountain complex being given local protected states, and a Nickel mine was closed and stopped from destroying the lower slopes of the mountain. Which is GREAT. Hopefully the same can happen for Nepenthes palawanensis ined. and its home, the Sultan range. I am working hard with friends in Palawan to try and pull together a UN World Heritage status proposal. Anyway, here are some photos of Nepenthes palawanensis ined., and also N. attenboroughii to compare. The two plants are extremely closely related, but there are significant, tangible and consistent morphological differences in the leaf structure, flower structure, pitcher morphology and size, amongst many other differences. Also the exterior of the pitcher of N. palawanensis is lined with short, brown hairs. Here is the first - Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Nepenthes palawanensis ined. Also a video N. palawanensis video And to compare Nepenthes attenboroughii Nepenthes attenboroughii Nepenthes attenboroughii Hope you like the pics! Stew www.redfernnaturalhistory.com I want to personally thank you for pursuing a passion for preserving these beautiful but fragile ecosystem in my country of origin Filipinas(Philippines).....I just hope more and more people would open their minds and hearts as to how fragile and in desperate need of preservation these last remaining wildernesses are. I just wish I was there to witness that magnificent new nepenthes....Salamat(thanks in tagalog) DexFC(dchasselblad74) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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