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Heliamphora purpurascens Wistuba, A.Fleischm., Nerz & S.Mc Pherson

purple Ptari Tepui marsh pitcher

No habitat climate Photographs not checked Carnivorous plant

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Summary

Heliamphora purpurascens is a species of marsh pitcher plant known only from the summit area of Ptari Tepui in Venezuela, where it grows at elevations of 2,400–2,500 m.

Text from Wikipedia, “Heliamphora purpurascens”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written. Kept separate from everything derived here.

About the genus · Heliamphora

The genus Heliamphora contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun". The name instead derives from the Greek helos, meaning "marsh", so a more accurate translation of their scientific name would be marsh pitcher plants. More on Wikipedia ›

The opening of Wikipedia, “Heliamphora”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written.

Family

Sarraceniaceae

Described by

Wistuba, A.Fleischm., Nerz & S.Mc Pherson

Native to

Venezuela

Wild records

2 in range· 1 open

Cultivation

Grouped as a carnivorous plant by the genus Heliamphora, which is reliably one kind of plant (archetype table). The table holds no figure for this group, which spans too much for one minimum, and no habitat climate is derived yet; no cold floor is given, and no prose comes from the table.

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species, and the archetype table has no figure for its genus or family.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 1 distinct land cell of the climate grid holds an in-range record; three are needed for an envelope.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.

Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.

NativeVenezuela

Kew's description“perennial” · “wet tropical”· quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here

Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 2 georeferenced records inside the native range; the map shows only the 1 openly licensed one, which alone would put the marker 14 km away. Under a dozen records: treat the map as indicative. No climate envelope is derived for this species. 1 in-range record is placed to worse than 10 km and stays on the map but off the climate.

Papers naming this species

Works whose title or abstract names Heliamphora purpurascens, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.

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