Nepenthes lamii

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iNepenthes lamii
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. lamii
Binomial name
Nepenthes lamii
Jebb & Cheek (1997)

Nepenthes lamii (after Lam, botanist) is a species of pitcher plant native to the island of New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of over 3 km above sea level, higher than any other Nepenthes species. It does not appear to have any close realtives in the genus.