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Nepenthes robcantleyi (formerly known as Black Truncata)

  • #401
There is no difference in the two. "Black Truncata" is what they were called before it became N. robcantleyi. It refers to the original plants ('Queen of Hearts' and 'King of Spades' and others) as well as their offspring ('QoH' x 'KoS').
 
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  • #402
Tanukimo said:
Why are they called black truncata then? I thought robcantleyi was called previously called truncata "Queen of Hearts" x "King of Spades."
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This species was nicknamed "black truncata" in public discussion long before Martin Cheek assigned it distinct species status. The "black truncata", and "Queen of Hearts"/"King of Spades" both refer to what is now N. robcantleyi. These plants should no longer be called "black truncata", but if you insist, please include double quotes to show that you recognize that as an inaccurate designation.

Here is the pitcher as it appears today, significantly darker than it was two weeks ago:

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  • #403
Found this today and it was a little exciting :) Will be nice when it starts pitchering again with the warmer weather and longer days.

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<a href="http://s279.photobucket.com/user/sotohpym/media/Nepenthes/IMAG0908_zpsmjjlbn65.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk144/sotohpym/Nepenthes/th_IMAG0908_zpsmjjlbn65.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMAG0908_zpsmjjlbn65.jpg" style=""></a>
 
  • #404
Nice
 
  • #405
Here's mine - I don't understand how you guys get yours to have more than 3-4 leaves at a time LOL

8" pot
 
  • #406
Mine is still young, but seems happy enough in HL conditions. Just keeps popping pitchers that never die..





 
  • #407
very healthy looking plant Mass,nice colour and pitcher to leaf ratio going on:bigthumpup:
 
  • #408
Nice plant Mass! The pitchers look very tubbier than I thought they would be.
 
  • #409
Tanukimo said:
Nice plant Mass! The pitchers look very tubbier than I thought they would be.
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As most of the plants distributed by BE are from seed, there is some variation in pitcher shape and color, as you would expect. I have two clones - one is very dark red/brown (see above) and the other has a mostly green pitcher with a chestnut brown peristome and is more squat in shape. As they mature, it appears most plants evolve pitchers that are taller and less "tubby" in form.

This is my greener clone:
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  • #410
Lovely plants, how fast of growers and how big do they get?
 
  • #411
thez_yo said:
Here's mine - I don't understand how you guys get yours to have more than 3-4 leaves at a time LOL

8" pot
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Tez,
mine does the same thing. It never has more than 3 leaves at a time. lol
 
  • #413
Hmm, maybe I will consider getting one then, and trade it once it gets big for other stuff. I have limitations on space so sadly I can't keep really large species long term.
 
  • #414
A bit late to the party, but I'll post anyway. This is the first pitcher it's put out in a while for me, with another on the way. It's a bit darker now that in these pictures.





Thanks for looking
 
  • #415
the latest pitcher on mine
 
  • #416
That is what they call "a corker"!
 
  • #417
Nice green pitchers! It makes it look more like veitchii than robcantleyi.
 
  • #418
thanks ,tanukimo i thought it looked similar to veitchii ,i suppose thats why veitchii was chosen as the closest related species and not truncata ???
 
  • #419
corky said:
thanks ,tanukimo i thought it looked similar to veitchii ,i suppose thats why veitchii was chosen as the closest related species and not truncata ???
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Wasn't aware of that. How interesting, when you consider that at first it was considered a variant of truncata.
 
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