Nepenthes mikei

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Nepenthes mikei. Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes mikei. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. mikei
Binomial name
Nepenthes mikei
Salmon & Maulder (1995)

Nepenthes mikei (after Mike Hopkins, late friend of B. Salmon & R. Maulder) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Sumatra. It is closely related to N. tobaica.

Herbarium specimens of N. mikei.
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Herbarium specimens of N. mikei.

[edit] References

  • Clarke et al (2000). Nepenthes mikei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
  • Clarke, C. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 160-163.