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Heliamphora macdonaldae

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Species of carnivorous plant

Heliamphora macdonaldae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Heliamphora
Species: H. macdonaldae
Binomial name
Heliamphora macdonaldae
Gleason (1931)
Synonyms
  • Heliamphora tatei var. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Maguire (1978)
  • Heliamphora tatei f. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Steyerm. (1984)

Heliamphora macdonaldae is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to Venezuela. It is closely related to H. tatei and was for a long time considered a form or variety of that species. Putative natural hybrids between H. macdonaldae and H. tatei have been recorded in the southern part of Cerro Duida.

References

  1. Gleason, H.A. (June 1931). Botanical results of the Tyler-Duida Expedition. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58(6): 345–404. JSTOR 2480734
  2. McPherson, S. 2007. Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Taxon identifiers
Heliamphora macdonaldae


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