Nepenthes jamban

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. jamban
Binomial name
Nepenthes jamban
C.C.Lee (2006)

Nepenthes jamban (Indonesian: jamban = toilet) is a highland species of tropical pitcher plant. It was discovered by Ch'ien Lee in the mountains of North Sumatra. Upper pitchers are very infundibulate (funnel-shaped) and contain a thick, mucilaginous liquid similar to that found in N. inermis.

N. jamban is thought to be most closely related to N. jacquelineae. Both taxa have a narrow lid and massive nectar glands, a trait unique to these two species. They can be distinguished on the basis of peristome morphology and floral characteristics.

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