Nepenthes benstonei

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Nepenthes benstonei.  Sumatra.
Nepenthes benstonei. Sumatra.
Conservation status
DD [VU?]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. benstonei
Binomial name
Nepenthes benstonei
C.Clarke, 1999
Distribution of N. benstonei.
Distribution of N. benstonei.
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes alata
    auct. non Blanco: Danser, 1928
  • Nepenthes gracillima
    auct. non Ridl.: Kiew, 1990
  • Nepenthes sanguinea
    auct. non Lindl.: Jebb & Cheek, 1997
    [=N. benstonei & N. sanguinea]

Nepenthes benstonei (after Benjamin C. Stone, botanist) is a lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, with a patchy distribution within Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 450-600 m. It is considered closely related to N. sanguinea.

No forms or varieties of N. benstonei have been described.

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[edit] References

  • Clarke, C. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 108-111.