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Heliamphora heterodoxa (Greek: heteros = other, doxa = opinion, belief) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to Gran Sabana and the plateau of the Ptari-Tepui in Venezuela. It was first discovered in 1951 upon Mt. Ptari-Tepui. Heliamphora heterodoxa was thought to be the only species of Heliamphora growing in the Gran Sabana, until H. sarracenioides was discovered. This Heliamphora is closely related to H. glabra and the latter was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa.
Heliamphora heterodoxa can tolerate higher temperatures, due to its mainly lowland origins. The plant grows vigorously and exhibits a large, overhanging nectar spoon.
[edit] Infraspecific taxa
- Heliamphora heterodoxa var. exappendiculata Maguire & Steyerm. (1978) [=H. exappendiculata]
- Heliamphora heterodoxa var. exappendiculata f. glabella Steyerm. (1984) [=H. minor]
- Heliamphora heterodoxa var. glabra Maguire (1978) [=H. glabra]
- Heliamphora heterodoxa f. glabra (Maguire) Steyerm. (1984) [=H. glabra]
[edit] References
- McPherson, S. 2007. Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.
- Steyermark, J. 1951. Sarraceniaceae. Fieldiana, Botany 28: 239–242.
