RHH now ronchinii?

[mikefallen13]

Anybody know anything about this?

Noticed it on CP Photofinder this morning but there's apparently no published literature or species discription to go with the botanical drawing. I know when new Nepenthes species are described there's usually a good bit of talk about it (or more accurately, people arguing about it) but I haven't seen anything as of yet. Possibly it's still to new?

It's definitely quite different than the standard hamata and I'm glad to see taxonomists are finally looking at it.

 

[Tanukimo]

It's weird that there don't seem to be any description for it. I can't wait to read it when (if?) it comes out.

 

[Clue]

The paper is still in the works, but for now the name is a nomen nudum for the old "red hairy hamata".

 

[BigBella]

What another suckfest name; but nothing could be quite as clunky as robcantleyiiiiiiiiiii . . .

 

[mikefallen13]

What another suckfest name; but nothing could be quite as clunky as robcantleyiiiiiiiiiii . . .

I was thinking the same thing, a shame that such a cool plant has such a dreary name.

 

[Grey Moss]

It's not all bad. Now I will forever connect this plant to pepperoncini.

 

[Dexenthes]

It's seriously going to be N. ronchinii ? Not sure who Ron Chin is - maybe he is a legend in his own right.