Nepenthes globosa

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Nepenthes globosa.  Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes globosa. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
DD (EN?)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. globosa
Binomial name
Nepenthes globosa
S. Kurata (2006)

Nepenthes globosa (Latin: globosus = globular, spherical) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to several Andaman Sea islands of Phang Nga Province, Thailand. It is similar in some respects to N. rafflesiana and also resembles N. rowanae from Cape York, Australia.

Prior to being described, the species was popularly known as "Nepenthes viking" after the resemblance the pitchers bear to the prow of a Viking ship.

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