Heliamphora macdonaldae

Heliamphora macdonaldae is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to Venezuela. It is closely related to H. tatei and was for a long time considered a form or variety of that species. Putative natural hybrids between H. macdonaldae and H. tatei have been recorded in the southern part of Cerro Duida.

Heliamphora macdonaldae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Heliamphora
Species:
H. macdonaldae
Binomial name
Heliamphora macdonaldae
Gleason (1931)
Synonyms
  • Heliamphora tatei var. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Maguire (1978)
  • Heliamphora tatei f. macdonaldae
    (Gleason) Steyerm. (1984)
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