Heliamphora macdonaldae

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.^[2] Putative natural hybrids between H. macdonaldae and H. tatei have been recorded in the southern part of Cerro Duida.

Heliamphora macdonaldae
Scientific classification
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)[1]
Synonyms
Heliamphora tatei var. macdonaldae (Gleason) Maguire (1978) Heliamphora tatei f. macdonaldae (Gleason) Steyerm. (1984)

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.

Further reading

• Gleason, H.A. (May 1931). Botanical results of the Tyler-Duida Expedition. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58(5): 277–344. JSTOR 2997213
• Steyermark, J.A. et al. (18 May 1951). Sarraceniaceae. [pp. 239–242] In: Contributions to the flora of Venezuela. Botanical exploration in Venezuela - 1. Fieldiana: Botany 28(1): 1–242.