Hi everyone,
Considering the rather heated debate that has surrounded the identity of Nepenthes burkei in the past, I though people might be interested to see an image of this species which I recently photographed on a trip to Mindoro in the Philippines. There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the appearance of this species versus the closely related N. ventricosa, but as you can see there are some rather distinct differences in the pitcher shape. I'll have more photos of this species posted on my website soon.
I have only seen two plants of true N. burkei in cultivation, one in Australia and one in Japan, both of which I believe originated from a single collection made back in the 1970's. I would be curious to hear from anyone if this is being grown in Europe and/or the US.
In regards to Malesiana Tropicals (about which I have received many emails recently), please be informed that I have resigned from my work there in July. MT is still engaged in the production of Nepenthes and I presume will continue to do so. I regret having lost contact with many correspondents after leaving MT, but please feel free to email me directly at this address from now on. I am currently based in Sarawak and am still involved in field work on Nepenthes.
Best regards,
Ch'ien Lee
Considering the rather heated debate that has surrounded the identity of Nepenthes burkei in the past, I though people might be interested to see an image of this species which I recently photographed on a trip to Mindoro in the Philippines. There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the appearance of this species versus the closely related N. ventricosa, but as you can see there are some rather distinct differences in the pitcher shape. I'll have more photos of this species posted on my website soon.
I have only seen two plants of true N. burkei in cultivation, one in Australia and one in Japan, both of which I believe originated from a single collection made back in the 1970's. I would be curious to hear from anyone if this is being grown in Europe and/or the US.
In regards to Malesiana Tropicals (about which I have received many emails recently), please be informed that I have resigned from my work there in July. MT is still engaged in the production of Nepenthes and I presume will continue to do so. I regret having lost contact with many correspondents after leaving MT, but please feel free to email me directly at this address from now on. I am currently based in Sarawak and am still involved in field work on Nepenthes.
Best regards,
Ch'ien Lee