Nepenthes tentaculata

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Young plant of N. tentaculata.  Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Young plant of N. tentaculata. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Conservation status

Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. tentaculata
Binomial name
Nepenthes tentaculata
Hook. f. (1873)

Nepenthes tentaculata (Latin: tentacula = tentacles) is an intermediate to highland carnivorous pitcher plant with a very wide distribution across Borneo and Sulawesi. It grows at altitudes of 700-2400 m and produces attractive pitchers up to 30 cm in length. This species is most closely related to N. muluensis, N. hamata and N. murudensis. The largest and most impressive form grows on Gunung Mulu.

[edit] Forms and Varieties

N. tentaculata

  • "var. typica (Hook. f.)"
    • "f. green"
    • "f. spotted"
    • "f. purple"
    • "f. Gunung Mulu"
    • "f. Sulawesi"

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[edit] References

  • Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes tentaculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006.
  • Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, pp. 129-131.
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