Heliamphora sarracenioides

Heliamphora sarracenioides (Latin: Sarracenia = genus of North American pitcher plants, -oides = resembling) is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to Ptari Tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela. Approximately 200 mature plants were observed in the type locality, however this site's true location and information regarding sympatric species has not been disclosed for conservation reasons. The species differentiates itself from others by the extremely wide pitcher lid, which resembles Sarracenia species. It is closest to H. heterodoxa and H. folliculata, from which it can be distinguished by the large lid glands and width of the pitcher lid.^[2][3]

Heliamphora sarracenioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sarraceniaceae
Genus:	Heliamphora
Species:	H. sarracenioides
Binomial name
Heliamphora sarracenioides Carow, Wistuba & Harbarth (2005)[1]

References

1. Carow, T., A. Wistuba & P. Harbarth (March 2005). Heliamphora sarracenioides, a new species of Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) from Venezuela. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(1): 4–6.
2. McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
3. "International Carnivorous Plant Society". legacy.carnivorousplants.org. Retrieved 2018-12-18.

Further reading

• Carow, T. (2005). "Heliamphora sarracenioides, Carow, Wistuba, Harbarth: eine neue Heliamphora Art aus Venezuela" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2013-01-11. Das Taublatt 52(2): 8–11.
• Fleischmann, A. & S. McPherson (2010). Some ecological notes on Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) from Ptari-tepui. Carniflora Australis 7(2): 19–31.
• McPherson, S. (2007). Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.