Nepenthes platychila

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Nepenthes platychila. Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes platychila. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Data deficient (DD)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. platychila
Binomial name
Nepenthes platychila
C.C.Lee (2002)

Distribution of N. platychila.

Nepenthes platychila (Greek: platus = flat, chilus = lip) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak. It is notable for its smooth peristome and funnel-shaped upper pitchers.

[edit] References

  • Clarke, C.M. & C.C. Lee 2004. Pitcher Plants of Sarawak. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 61-63.