Nepenthes bongso

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iNepenthes bongso
Lower pitchers of cultivated plant.
Lower pitchers of cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. bongso
Binomial name
Nepenthes bongso
Korth., 1839
Distribution of N. bongso.
Distribution of N. bongso.
Synonyms

Nepenthes bongso (Indonesian: after Putri Bungsu = youngest daughter; referring to local legend of the spirit guardian of Mount Marapi) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 1000-2700 m. It is very similar to N. carunculata and there is much debate about whether the two should be treated as separate species.

No forms or varieties of N. bongso have been described (unless N. carunculata is considered conspecific).

[edit] Natural hybrids

N. bongso × N. pectinata Danser, 1928 [=N. densiflora]

[edit] References

  • Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes bongso. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2e v2.3)
  • Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 111-115.