Dr. Joachim Nerz (born 1964) is a German

taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the science, scientific study of naming, defining (Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxon, taxa (si ...

and

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

specialising in the

carnivorous plant Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods, and occasionally small mammals and birds. They have adapted to grow in waterlo ...

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

Heliamphora The genus ''Heliamphora'' ( or ; Greek language, Greek: ''helos'' "marsh" and ''amphoreus'' "amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemism, endemic to South America.McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz 2011. ''Sarracenia ...

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Nepenthes ''Nepenthes'' ( ) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are m ...

''. Nerz has described several new species, mostly with

Andreas Wistuba Andreas Wistuba (born 4 March 1967) is a German taxonomist and botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genera ''Heliamphora'' and ''Nepenthes''. More than half of all known ''Heliamphora'' species have been described by Wistuba. Publica ...

Publications

* Schlauer, J. & J. Nerz 1994. Notes on ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae). I. Contributions to the Flora of Sumatra. ''Blumea'' 39: 139–142. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 1994
Five new taxa of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) from North and West Sumatra
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Carnivorous Plant Newsletter The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. History and editorship The news ...

'' 23(4): 101–114. * Nerz, J., P. Mann, T. Alt & T. Smith 1998
''Nepenthes sibuyanensis'', a new ''Nepenthes'' from Sibuyan, a remote island of the Philippines
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'' 27(1): 18–23. * Nerz, J. 1998
Rediscovery of an outstanding ''Nepenthes'': ''N. aristolochioides'' (Nepenthaceae)
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'' 27(3): 101–114. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2000
''Heliamphora hispida'' (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Cerro Neblina, Brazil-Venezuela
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'' 29(2): 37–41. * Thiv, M. & J. Nerz 2000. ''Saccifolium'', oder die bemerkenswerte Geschichte einer der seltensten Tepui-Pflanzen. ''Der Palmengarten'' 64(1): 11–16. * Nerz, J. 2004
''Heliamphora elongata'' (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Ilu-Tepui
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'' 33(4): 111–116. * Wistuba, A., T. Carow, P. Harbarth & J. Nerz 2005. ''Heliamphora pulchella'', eine neue mit ''Heliamphora minor'' (Sarraceniaceae) verwandte Art aus der Chimanta Region in Venezuela. ''

Das Taublatt ''Das Taublatt'' is a twice-yearly German-language periodical based in Bochum and the official publication of , a carnivorous plant society based in Germany. Typical articles include matters of horticultural interest, field reports, and new taxon ...

'' 53(3): 42–50. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2006
''Heliamphora exappendiculata'', a clearly distinct species with unique characteristics
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'' 35(2): 43–51. * Nerz, J., A. Wistuba & G. Hoogenstrijd 2006. ''Heliamphora glabra'' (Sarraceniaceae), eine eindrucksvolle ''Heliamphora'' Art aus dem westlichen Teil des Guayana Schildes. ''

'' 54: 58–70. * Wistuba, A., J. Nerz & A. Fleischmann 2007
flava'', a new species of Nepenthaceae from the northern part of Sumatra
''Blumea'' 52: 159–163. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2007. ''Nepenthes mantalingajanensis'' (Nepenthaceae), eine bemerkenswerte neue Spezies aus Palawan (Philippinen). ''

'' 55(3): 17–25. * Fleischmann, A., A. Wistuba & J. Nerz. 2009. Three new species of ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae) from the Guayana Highlands of Venezuela. ''Willdenowia'' 39(2): 273–283.

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