Extinct Species
Fossil pollen of various provenance, much of it originally described under the form taxon Droseridites, has been tentatively assigned to Nepenthes by several authors. The following three species were transferred to the genus Nepenthes by Wilfried Krutzsch in 1985.
| Species | Authority | Year | Location | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepenthes echinatus | (Hunger) Krutzsch | 1985 | Europe | Palaeocene |
| Nepenthes echinosporus | (R.Potonié) Krutzsch | 1985 | Europe | Palaeocene |
| Nepenthes major | (Krutzsch) Krutzsch | 1985 | Europe | Palaeocene |
Some authors consider Droseridites major and D. parvus as synonyms of Nepenthidites laitryngewensis.
Pollen from the Kerguelen Islands originally described as D. spinosus has also been interpreted as belonging to Nepenthes.
Read more about this topic: List Of Nepenthes Species
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