Table 2 Further characteristics that separate N. hemsleyana from N in Reinstatement of Nepenthes hemsleyana (Nepenthaceae), an endemic pitcher plant from Borneo, with a discussion of associated Nepenthes taxa

Table 2 Further characteristics that separate N. hemsleyana from N. rafflesiana, supplementing the characteristics presented in the description of N. baramensis (Clarke et al. 2011: Table 2). CharacteristicN. hemsleyanaN. rafflesianaLower leavesOblanceolate, acute, leaf apex clearly distinct from tendril, tendril always round, Fig. 1dOblanceolate, acuminate or leaf apex ambiguous, tendril frequently flattened/winged,tendril wings continuously merging into leaf margins and the pitcher wings,Fig.1c (extremely broad tendril wings:described as N. rafflesiana var. alata J.H.Adam & Wilcock)Upper leavesLinear, 3.0–7.3 times as long as wide, 1.4–5.1 times as long as the petiole, Fig. 1bOblong,2.2–4.6 times as long as wide, 1.7–2.8 times as long as the petiole, Fig. 1aLids of adult lower pitchersFrequently with 2 or more 5–10 mm long filiform appendages on upper surface, appendages multicellular, positioned towards the posterior lid margin and usually close to the spur, sometimes on the spur, resembling those in juvenile pitchers and N. tentaculata Hook.f. (present in M. Scharmann Nos. 1104, 1107, 1108, 1112)Never with such filiform appendagesColour of leaves in closed forest (peat swamp and kerangas)Dark green, reddishBright green