Nepenthes veitchii

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Read about Nepenthes veitchii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nepenthes veitchii, Hook. f. Fig. 2465. St. creeping, hairy, epiphytic: lvs. alternate, petiolate, decurrent, elliptic to opovate: pitchers 4-8 x 1½-3 in., yellow-green to reddish hairy; wings expanded and fringed or rudimentary: peristome pale green or red-green, widely expanded behind (Fig. 2465); lid yellow-green with strong basal keel within. B.M. 5080 (as N. villosa, in error). G.C. 1872:542, desc.; II. 16:781; 18:808 (as N. sanguinea, in error); III. 20:239, desc. F.M. 1877:265. I.H. 23:192. —A unique species from Borneo that has been a parent for many of the best hybrids. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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