Italian Carnivorous Plant Association Articles

I just learned that the Italian Carnivorous Plant Association (Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore (AIPC)) has an English information page containing links to professionally produced PDFs about a variety of carnivorous plant topics. Currently, these include:

1. New Species of Carnivorous Plants in 2010:

This was my favorite article in the bunch, giving a brief overview and a bunch of awesome pictures (of kind of ugly Nepenthes, in my opinion) Nepenthes, as well as some Utricularia. These include:

• Nepenthes andamana (Phang Nga Provience, Thailand)
• Nepenthes chang (Ko Chang, Thailand) (Banthad Mountains)
• Nepenthes gantungensis (Palawan, Philippines) (Mount Gantung)
• Nepenthes hamiguitanensis (Mindanao, Philippines) (Mount Hamiguitan)
• Nepenthes holdenii (Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia)
• Nepenthes kerrii (Thailand) (Tarutao Marine National Park)
• Nepenthes mirabilis var. globosa (Nepenthes 'Viking') (Not really new, but newly described)
• Nepenthes palawanensis (Palawan, Philippines) (Sultan Peak)
• Nepenthes suratensis (Surat Thani Province, Thailand)
• Utricularaia inthanonensis (Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand)
• Utricularia ramosissima (Ubon Ratchathani Provience, Thailand) (Khorat Plateau)
• Utricularia phusoidaoensis (Phitsanulok Provence, Thailand)
• Utricularia spinomarginata (Phitsanulok Provence, Thailand)

2. An English Language Version of an AIPC Issue from 2011:

This issue broke down many of the new descriptions of plants (mostly from Stewart McPherson's works) and was illustrated with fantastic pictures. Many of the plants were already known and had been for some time, but finally were given formal descriptions. (Most of the descriptions were for anthocyanin free versions of well known plants, i.e. plants that stayed green) The descriptions include:

• Darlingtonia californica f. viridiflora – By B. Rice
• Drosera quartzicola – By P. M. Gonella
• Drosera ultramafica – By A. Fleischmann
• Genlisea exhibitionista – By A. Fleischmann
• Genlisea nebulicola – By A. Fleischmann
• Genlisea flexuosa – By A. Fleischmann
• Genlisea metallica – By A. Fleischmann
• Genlisea oligophylla – By A. Fleischmann
• Heliamphora arenicola – By A. Wistuba
• Heliamphora ceracea – By A. Wistuba
• Heliamphora collina – By A. Wistuba
• Heliamphora minor var. pilosa – By A. Fleischmann
• Heliamphora parva – By A. Wistuba
• Heliamphora purpurascens – By A. Fleischmann
• Nepenthes appendiculata – By G. Bourke
• Nepenthes baramensis – By J. Moran (actually Nepenthes hemsleyana, see my previous post)
• Nepenthes ceciliae – By T. Gronemeyer
• Nepenthes epiphytica – By A. Wistuba
• Nepenthes leonardoi – By S. McPherson
• Nepenthes lamii – By A. Wistuba
• Nepenthes monticola – By A. Wistuba
• Nepenthes nigra – By A. Wistuba
• Nepenthes pulchra – By T. Gronemeyer
• Nepenthes robcantley – By S. McPherson
• Nepenthes thorelii – By F. Mey
• Nepenthes undulatifolia – By A. Wistuba
• Sarracenia alata var. atrorubra – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia alata var. cuprea – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia alata var. nigropurpurea – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia alata var. ornata – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia alata var. rubrioperculata – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia alata f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia flava f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia leucophylla f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia minor var. minor f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• In the article it says that it is "unknown" if populations of all green S. minor are common in the wild. Having lived in and explored much of S. minor territory, I can say that they are not as uncommon as all green variants of other species, but difficult to detect due to the fact that much of S. minor's territory has been overgrown by pine trees and the yearly fires that used to occur on the savannas that are now pine forests have not frequently occurred, meaning most populations are deeply shaded and display no red coloration. However, ordinary S. minor will display a distinct reddening on the top of the hood, around the areolas, but no where else, presumably an evolutionary trait designed to attract insects inside.
• Sarracenia oreophila var. ornata – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia psittacina var. psittacina f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis f. luteoviridis – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. venosa f. pallidiflora – By S. McPherson 
• Sarracenia rubra subsp. alabamensis – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia rubra subsp. gulfensis f. luteoviridis – By S. McPherson
• Sarracenia rubra subsp. jonesii f. viridescens – By S. McPherson
• Utricularia densiflora – By C. P. Bove & P. C. Baleeiro Souza
• Philcoxia – By A. Fleischmann

3. Searching for West Cuban Pinguicula

This was one of my favorite articles, not only because, as an American, Cuba is a fascinating and impossible to access place, but also because I'm often out stumbling around the carnivorous plant habitats of the Eastern United States. It was fascinating to read about a few different species of Pings living in Cuba (Pinguicula filifolia, Pinguicula albida, and Pinguicula cubensis) and the effort the author went through to find them. Reminded me of a better illustrated New Yorker article.

4. Exploring the Genetic Diversity and Habitats of Darlingtonia californica

Lastly, the article about Darlingtonia genetic diversity and habitat diversity was a great read as well. (And, another contended for a better illustrated New Yorker article). It was great to read about the breakdown of Darlingtonia habitats (coastal (within 20 miles of the Pacific), mountainous (above 5,000 feet), and inland), and learn that Darlingtonia, at least the ones inland, could face temperatures up to 100 degrees. Considering that I've just started growing some Darlingtonia, I'm excited by the prospect that it may not succumb during the summer months to the heat it will probably face.