New Nepenthes Vol. 1 - BOOK
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New Nepenthes – Volume 1
by Stewart McPherson
Editor: Alastair Robinson
ISBN: 978-0-9558918-9-2
Pages: 596
Images: 491
Page size: 229 x 153 mm
Cover: hardcover with dust jacket
This exciting new book provides an update on the genus Nepenthes, covering all new species and discoveries made since the publication of Pitcher Plants of the Old World. Highlights include:
- 8 brand new Nepenthes species – including two from Borneo, two from Sulawesi, two from New Guinea, three from the Phillippines
- emended descriptions of N. lamii and N. thorelii (both plants were previously wrongly identified)
- an account of a newly discovered population of N. pitopangii (with spectacular colouration).
- an account of new understanding of the diversity of N. philippinensisand related species
- expedition reports and a comparison of all highland Nepenthes of Palawan (many of the most spectacular Nepenthes known).
- complete descriptions and a comparison of all recently described Indochinese taxa.
The full diversity, wild ecology and distribution of each new Nepenthes is accounted in full detail, along with a fascinating report of the discovery of each plant, written by its discoverers.
Signed copies bear the signature of Stewart McPherson.
New Nepenthes – Volume 1
by Stewart McPherson
Editor: Alastair Robinson
ISBN: 978-0-9558918-9-2
Pages: 596
Images: 491
Page size: 229 x 153 mm
Cover: hardcover with dust jacket
This exciting new book provides an update on the genus Nepenthes, covering all new species and discoveries made since the publication of Pitcher Plants of the Old World. Highlights include:
- 8 brand new Nepenthes species – including two from Borneo, two from Sulawesi, two from New Guinea, three from the Phillippines
- emended descriptions of N. lamii and N. thorelii (both plants were previously wrongly identified)
- an account of a newly discovered population of N. pitopangii (with spectacular colouration).
- an account of new understanding of the diversity of N. philippinensisand related species
- expedition reports and a comparison of all highland Nepenthes of Palawan (many of the most spectacular Nepenthes known).
- complete descriptions and a comparison of all recently described Indochinese taxa.
The full diversity, wild ecology and distribution of each new Nepenthes is accounted in full detail, along with a fascinating report of the discovery of each plant, written by its discoverers.
Signed copies bear the signature of Stewart McPherson.
