The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society explained

Cover:	Volume 55, issue 1 (January 2004)
Discipline:	Botany
Website:	http://ips.2-d.jp/ips-newsletter.htm
Publisher:	Insectivorous Plant Society
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Abbreviation:	J. Insectivorous Plant Soc.
History:	1950–present
Frequency:	Quarterly
Issn:	0286-6102
Oclc:	28858571

is a quarterly Japanese-language periodical and the official publication of the Insectivorous Plant Society of Japan.^[1] The journal was established in January 1950.^[2] As of 2010, it was published in A4 format^[3] and totals around 120 pages annually. The English title has been used alongside the original Japanese one from the April 1986 issue onwards.^[4]

Typical articles include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, literature reviews, and new taxon and cultivar descriptions.^[2] They are usually entirely in Japanese,^[2] although species descriptions may also be in English.

Taxon descriptions

The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society has published formal descriptions of the following taxa.^[5]

Nepenthes

• Nepenthes eymae (as N. eymai)^[6]
• Nepenthes × ferrugineomarginata
• Nepenthes × kinabaluensis
• Nepenthes × kuchingensis
• Nepenthes maxima f. undulata
• Nepenthes mindanaoensis
• Nepenthes peltata
• Nepenthes × pyriformis (as a species)^[7]
• Nepenthes rubromaculata (later homonym)
• Nepenthes saranganiensis

Utricularia

• Utricularia linearis^[8]
• Utricularia ramosissima^[9] (regarded as a synonym of Utricularia geoffrayi)

Cultivars

The journal also published the following Nepenthes cultivar names of the 'Koto' series by K. Kawase.

• Nepenthes 'Accentual Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Dashy Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Dinkum Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Dreamy Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Easeful Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Ecstatic Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Emotional Koto'
• Nepenthes 'Facile Koto'

External links

• • Complete article index (1950–2007)
• Overview of issues from January 2000 to January 2004

Notes and References

1. Rice, B. 2010. Carnivorous Plant Society Archives. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. [archived page from October 10, 2010]
2. http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~chr79360/English%20page/about%20us.htm About IPS, Japan
3. 食虫植物研究会 The Insectivorous Plant Society (IPS, Japan) の御案内. Insectivorous Plant Society.
4. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28858571 Shokuchū Shokubutsu Kenkyūkai kaishi
5. Schlauer, J. N.d. Query results: J. Insectiv. Pl. Soc.. Carnivorous Plant Database.
6. Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana 15: 1–157.
7. Kurata, S. 2001. Two new species of Nepenthes from Sumatra (Indonesia) and Mindanao (Philippines). The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society 52(2): 30–34.
8. Wakabayashi, H. 2010. Web site: Utricularia linearis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from the Howard Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. . The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society 61(4): 88–92.
9. Wakabayashi, H. 2010. Web site: Utricularia ramosissima (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from north-eastern Thailand. . The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society 61(2): 33–38.