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Over the past few months, three new Nepenthes species have been identified - Nepenthes barcelonae, Nepenthes halmahera, and Nepenthes weda. First was Nepenthes barcelonae, and it is the
most publicized (and photographed) species.
More recently came Nepenthes halmahera and Nepenthes weda.
Nepenthes barcelonae is a plant obviously from the Nepenthes ventricosa/burkei group. It is better known than the other two and has been in cultivation for a couple years. I've heard from growers that, like its cousins, it is an easy highlander which does not require anything in the way of special care. (I think it looks like an ugly ventricosa, so it will likely not be finding a home in my collection).
Nepenthes halmahera and Nepenthes weda are both from the Nepenthes danseri group and grow in ultramafic soil. I decided to write a bit about these plants since, although uncommon, plants labeled as Nepenthes danseri have been in cultivation for a short while. (I have one, in fact). And plants with this label have, in fact, come from a number of different locations so it is possible that these new species are represented in cultivation, which is pretty exciting albeit frustrating for those who now have to go out and reexamine their plants.
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| A Comparative Table from Cheek's Article |
I suppose I'm lucky in that my plant has location data (Waigeo) and appears to match the N. danseri description. My hope is that this new discover will promote some growers to start growing some plants from this wonderful complex. They are some truly great species.
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