Nepenthes klossii
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Nepenthes klossii. Cultivated plant.
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Nepenthes klossii Ridl. (1916) |
Nepenthes klossii (after H. S. Kloss, who discovered it in 1913) is an unusual carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. It is endemic to New Guinea. Along with N. aristolochioides it is the only species in the genus to employ domed pitchers with white patches that allow light to enter. It has been suggested that this serves to attract flying insects in a similar manner to the North American pitcher plants Darlingtonia californica and Sarracenia minor.
[edit] References
- Clarke et al (2000). Nepenthes klossii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
- Jebb, M. & Cheek, M. 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) Blumea 42(1).
See also: Nepenthes classification — Nepenthes infauna