Nepenthes vogelii

Species of pitcher plant from Borneo

Nepenthes vogelii /n//ᵻ/'/p//ɛ//n//θ//iː//z// //v//oʊ/'/ɡ//ɛ//l//i//aɪ/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is thought to be most closely related to N. fusca.

The first known collection of N. vogelii was made in 1961 on Mount Api in Gunung Mulu National Park by forest botanist J. A. R. Anderson. The material, labelled as N. fusca, was deposited at the Sarawak Forestry Department herbarium. In 1969, botanist Shigeo Kurata examined this specimen and noted that it did not fall within the known variation exhibited by N. fusca. and is based on a single cultivated specimen, A. Vogel, A. Schuiteman & T. Roelfsema 981037 (SAR). This specimen was collected as a seedling in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak in 1997 and subsequently raised to maturity by Art Vogel, botanist and former conservatory manager of the Hortus Botanicus Leiden. Nepenthes vogelii is named in his honour. Few specimens of this species are deposited in herbaria, likely due to its epiphytic growth habit, which makes it hard to find without the aid of binoculars. Initially believed to be endemic to northern Sarawak, it is now known from southern Sabah and West Kalimantan. On Mount Mulu, N. vogelii occurs in a narrow elevational band (1200 to 1500 m) where its distribution does not overlap with those of the likewise epiphytic N. fusca and N. hurrelliana, which grow below 1200 m and above 1500 m, respectively. Nepenthes vogelii is thought to be most closely related to N. fusca. It differs from that species in having much smaller pitchers and lacking appendages on the underside of the lid.