Alastair Robinson

Taxonomist specialising in carnivorous plants.

Alastair S. Robinson (born 1980) is a taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes, for which he is regarded as a world authority. He is currently Manager Biodiversity Services at the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where he oversees identification and field botany services, the Victorian Conservation Seedbank, the Library and Artwork components of the State Botanical Collection, and the botanical journal Muelleria, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on botany published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, for which he i

Abbreviations: A.S.Rob.
Occupations: researcher, editor, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 27 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 27 plants, 0 fungi

27 plants attributed to27 plants:

Nepenthes attenboroughii (Attenborough's Pitcher Plant) A.S.Rob., S.McPherson & V.B.Heinrich 2009
critically endangered plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes attenboroughii, or Attenborough's pitcher plant, is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow, upright lid. The type specimen of N. attenboroughii was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria, an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan, the Philippines. In May 2010, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona
Nepenthes palawanensis (N. Palawanensis) S.McPherson, Cervancia, Chi C.Lee, Jaunzems, Mey & A.S.Rob. 2010
endangered plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes palawanensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sultan Peak on the island of Palawan in the Philippines, where it grows at elevations of 1,100–1,236 m (3,609–4,055 ft) above sea level. It was discovered in February 2010 by Jehson Cervancia and Stewart McPherson.
Nepenthes monticola A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Nerz, M.Mansur & S.McPherson 2011
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes monticola is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains in the west central highlands of western New Guinea, where it grows at elevations of 1,400–2,620 m above sea level. Prior to its description as a species in 2011, N. monticola was lumped with the closely related N. lamii.
Nepenthes epiphytica A.S.Rob., Nerz & Wistuba 2011
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes epiphytica is a tropical pitcher plant known only from the Berau and East Kutai Regencies of East Kalimantan, Borneo, where it grows at an elevation of around 1,000 m above sea level. Prior to its formal description as a species, N. epiphytica was considered to be a variant of the closely related N. fusca. Nepenthes epiphytica belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii. The specific epithet epiphytica
Nepenthes gantungensis (N. Gantungensis) S.McPherson, Cervancia, Chi C.Lee, Jaunzems, Mey & A.S.Rob. 2010
vulnerable plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes gantungensis is a tropical pitcher plant known from a single peak on the Philippine island of Palawan, where it grows at elevations of 1,600–1,784 m above sea level.
Nepenthes leonardoi (N. Leonardoi) S.McPherson, Bourke, Cervancia, Jaunzems & A.S.Rob. 2011
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes leonardoi is a tropical pitcher plant known from a single locality in central Palawan, the Philippines. It is closely allied to several other Palawan endemics, including N. deaniana, N. gantungensis, and N. mira. The traps of this species reach at least 24 cm in height. Some specimens are noted for producing very dark, almost black, upper pitchers. In his Carnivorous Plant Database, taxonomist Jan Schlauer treats N. leonardoi as a heterotypic synonym of N. deaniana.
Nepenthes erucoides (N. Erucoides) A.S.Rob. & S.G.Zamudio 2019
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes erucoides is an ultramaficolous tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Redondo, the highest peak on the Philippine island of Dinagat, where it occurs from c. 800 meters up until the summit at 929 meters. It grows on a very thin substrate consisting of "lateritic nickel ore and decomposed chromite rubble, through to a clay derived thereof", which has been described as the most extreme ultramafic substrate known to host Nepenthes. Its taxonomic affinities are unclear, though it has been noted for its (apparently superficial) similarities to N. mantalingajanensis from Palawan. The
Drosera ultramafica A.Fleischm., A.S.Rob. & S.McPherson 2011
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera ultramafica is a species of sundew native to the highlands of Malesia. It is thought to be most closely related to Drosera spatulata, Drosera neocaledonica and Drosera oblanceolata. The taxon is readily distinguished from the former by its general habit and preference for mafic, upland habitats, and from the latter species by specific morphological differences, in addition to the fact that their geographical ranges do not overlap.
Nepenthes fractiflexa Golos, A.S.Rob. & Barer 2020
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes fractiflexa is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo, where it has been recorded from a small number of localities across Sarawak and Kalimantan. It grows both terrestrially and epiphytically in ridge forest at elevations of 1,400–2,150 m above sea level. Nepenthes fractiflexa is considerably more diminutive than its putative closest relative, N. mollis. It also differs in its unusual growth habit and plant architecture, producing secondary stems with a frequency rarely seen in the genus, and having activated axillary buds that commonly develop into bract-like prophylls up to 5
Stigmatodactylus dalagangpalawanicum A.S.Rob. 2016
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Nepenthes diabolica A.Bianchi, Chi.C.Lee, Golos, Mey, M.Mansur & A.S.Rob. 2020
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes diabolica is a tropical pitcher plant known only from a single mountain in Central Sulawesi, where it occurs at c. 2,200–2,300 m above sea level. It is characterised by an exceptionally developed peristome and conspicuous, woolly pitcher indumentum. Morphologically it is closest to N. hamata, the only other species from Sulawesi with a similarly elaborated peristome. The species was known to botanists as early as 2005, when Ch'ien Lee announced the discovery of a new form of N. hamata with an exceptionally dense indumentum. For years afterwards the taxon was informally known in
Stigmatodactylus aquamarinus A.S.Rob. & Gironella 2016
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Drosera albonotata A.S.Rob., A.T.Cross, Meisterl & A.Fleischm. 2018
plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera albonotata is a species of pygmy sundew native to Western Australia. It was first described by Alastair Robinson, Adam Cross, Manfred Meisterl and Andreas Fleischmann in 2018.
Nepenthes megastoma (N. Megastoma) A.S.Rob., R.Bustam. & Altomonte 2025
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes megastoma is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the limestone karst of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, in the island province of Palawan in the Philippines.
Begonia makuruyot M.G.Rule, Y.P.Ang, Rubite, Docot, R.A.Bustam. & A.S.Rob. 2020
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Rhododendron astrophorum M.N.Tamayo, Y.P.Ang & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Nepenthes ulukaliana A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Mey, Golos, G.Lim & S.McPherson 2023
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes sericea Golos, Wistuba, G.Lim, Mey, S.McPherson & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes pongoides Damit, N.A.M.Yusof, Jumian & A.S.Rob. 2024
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes limiana Wistuba, Mey, Golos, S.McPherson & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes dactylifera A.S.Rob., Golos, S.McPherson & Barer 2019
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes berbulu H.L.Tan, G.Lim, Mey, Golos, Wistuba, S.McPherson & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Nepenthes batik G.Lim, Golos, Mey, Wistuba & A.S.Rob. 2025
plant species in the nepenthaceae family
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Drosera reflexa Bourke & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera koikyennuruff T.Krueger & A.S.Rob. 2023
plant species in the droseraceae family
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Corybas kaiganganianus Tandang, A.S.Rob. & M.D.Angeles 2022
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Amylotheca cleofei Tandang, Galindon & A.S.Rob. 2021
plant species in the loranthaceae family
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