Nepenthes hirsuta

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Upper pitchers of N. hirsuta. Bako National Park, Borneo.
Upper pitchers of N. hirsuta. Bako National Park, Borneo.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. hirsuta
Binomial name
Nepenthes hirsuta
Hook. f. (1873)

Nepenthes hirsuta (Latin: hirsutus = hairy, bristly) is a lowland Nepenthes species characterised by an indumentum of thick brown hairs. Even the inflorescences have this covering. Pitchers are mostly green throughout with some having red blotches on the inside surfaces. N. hirsuta is most closely related to the little known N. hispida.

Herbarium specimens of N. hirsuta.
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Herbarium specimens of N. hirsuta.

[edit] Forms and Varieties

N. hirsuta

  • "var. typica" (Hook. f.)
    • "f. green"
    • "f. spotted"

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[edit] References

  • Clarke et al (2000). Nepenthes hirsuta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006.
  • Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, pp. 93-94.