Nepenthes ephippiata

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 Nepenthes ephippiata. Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes ephippiata. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. ephippiata
Binomial name
Nepenthes ephippiata
Danser, 1928

Distribution of N. ephippiata.

Nepenthes ephippiata (Latin: ephippium = saddle cloth, iata = shaped) is highland pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes endemic to Borneo. It occurs in the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak, as well as Gunung Raya and Bukit Lesung in Kalimantan. N. ephippiata is closely related to N. lowii. Danser described the species based only on part of a stem and a female inflorescence. The form of the pitchers remained unknown until many years later.

Nepenthes ephippiata holotype (Amdjah 497).
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Nepenthes ephippiata holotype (Amdjah 497).

[edit] References

  • Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes ephippiata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D1 v2.3)
  • Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 83-85.