Post by Flytrap on Apr 19, 2006 11:44:44 GMT -5
I was just forwarded this message about the efforts of saving this endangered species:
The Nepenthes clipeata Survival Project (NcSP)
Due to a number of factors, N. clipeata now has a low probability of surviving in the wild. While the protection of wild populations of plants is most desirable, this is a case in which ex situ conservation appears to be the approach most likely to be successful and realistic.
An unknown number of strains/clones of this species are in cultivation worldwide. The Nepenthes clipeata Survival Project (NcSP), under the auspices of The International Carnivorous Plant Society, is under development. As part of the developing conservation strategy, a survey has been developed to attempt to determine how many distinct lineages of N. clipeata are presently in cultivation as well as to track the growth of tissue cultured clones. If you currently have this plant in cultivation, please submit your responses to the survey. This includes plants which you obtain from the Wistuba Nepenthes Nursery.
The questionnaire is located at: www.carnivorousplants.org/conservation/Nclipeata1.php.
If you prefer to fill out a questionnaire and mail it (e-mail or snail mail), please let us know (clipeata@carnivorousplants.org). If you have contacts that are cultivating this plant, we would appreciate you informing them of the survey. We can send the questionnaire, upon request, either as an e-mail attachment (preferred) or on paper.
For those reading Japanese, but not English, a translation can be sent. Send any questions to clipeata@carnivorousplants.org.
The Nepenthes clipeata Survival Project (NcSP)
Due to a number of factors, N. clipeata now has a low probability of surviving in the wild. While the protection of wild populations of plants is most desirable, this is a case in which ex situ conservation appears to be the approach most likely to be successful and realistic.
An unknown number of strains/clones of this species are in cultivation worldwide. The Nepenthes clipeata Survival Project (NcSP), under the auspices of The International Carnivorous Plant Society, is under development. As part of the developing conservation strategy, a survey has been developed to attempt to determine how many distinct lineages of N. clipeata are presently in cultivation as well as to track the growth of tissue cultured clones. If you currently have this plant in cultivation, please submit your responses to the survey. This includes plants which you obtain from the Wistuba Nepenthes Nursery.
The questionnaire is located at: www.carnivorousplants.org/conservation/Nclipeata1.php.
If you prefer to fill out a questionnaire and mail it (e-mail or snail mail), please let us know (clipeata@carnivorousplants.org). If you have contacts that are cultivating this plant, we would appreciate you informing them of the survey. We can send the questionnaire, upon request, either as an e-mail attachment (preferred) or on paper.
For those reading Japanese, but not English, a translation can be sent. Send any questions to clipeata@carnivorousplants.org.