Nepenthes bokorensis

Nepenthes bokorensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Cambodia. It is known from Mount Bokor (also Phnom Bokor or Bokor Hill) in the south of the country, and an as yet undetermined specimen suggests that it may also be present in other parts of the Dâmrei Mountains of Kampot Province. The specific epithet bokorensis refers to both Mount Bokor and Bokor National Park.

Botanical history

Despite only being formally described in 2009, N. bokorensis has been known since at least the early 20th century. The oldest known herbarium specimens are three taken by French plant collector C. Geoffray on January 14, 1904.[note a] Two of these consist of lower pitchers with leaves, while the third comprises upper pitchers with leaves. All three specimens were collected from Popokvil falls, Mount Bokor, and are deposited at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

The next known collection of this species was made by J. E. Vidal in 1965.[note b] It consists of a plant with upper pitchers. Three years later, Marie Martin collected M. Martin 1231bis,[note c] which includes lower pitchers and female floral material. Further herbarium material,[note d] consisting of two rosette plants, was collected by David Middleton and Meng Monyrak in 2001.