Nepenthes beccariana

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Nepenthes beccariana
Nepenthes beccariana. Sibolga, Sumatra.
Nepenthes beccariana. Sibolga, Sumatra.
Conservation status
Data deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. beccariana
Binomial name
Nepenthes beccariana
Macf. (1908)
Possible distribution of N. beccariana.
Possible distribution of N. beccariana.

Nepenthes beccariana (after Odoardo Beccari, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes. The species was described by John Muirhead Macfarlane based on a specimen collected from Pulau Nias, which lies about 120 km off the coast of Sumatra, near Sibolga. It appears to be closely related to both N. longifolia and N. sumatrana, and the former is possibly a junior synonym of this taxon.

N. beccariana has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described.

[edit] References

  • Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 206-207.