Nepenthes ramispina

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Nepenthes ramispina. Peninsular Malaysia.
Nepenthes ramispina. Peninsular Malaysia.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. ramispina
Binomial name
Nepenthes ramispina
Ridley (1908)

Nepenthes ramispina (Latin: ramus = branch, spina = spine, spur) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia. It is very similar to N. gracillma and there is much debate about whether the two should be treated as separate species. N. ramispina is famous for the black pitchers it produces.

[edit] References

  • Clarke et al (2000). Nepenthes ramispina. 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. 173-176.