Nepenthes hamata

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Nepenthes hamata
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. hamata
Binomial name
Nepenthes hamata
Turnbull & Middleton, 1984
Synonyms

Nepenthes hamata (Latin: hamatus = hooked) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. It is endemic to Central Sulawesi where it grows as an epiphyte in mossy forest.

Close up of perisome "teeth".
Close up of perisome "teeth".

N. hamata is famous for having possibly the most developed peristome in the genus, which consists of expanded ribs that form long, curved "teeth" at the edge of the pitcher's mouth. The upper pitchers are usually more elongated and the peristome is even more developed, with the "teeth" curving completely outwards.

[edit] Forms and Varieties

Two distinct forms of N. hamata are known. N. hamata

  • var. typica (Turnbull & Middleton)
  • "var. Red Hairy"

The plant pictured is an example of the former. The other, recently discovered variety, has been dubbed "Red Hairy" by Nepenthes enthusiasts due to the thick indumentum of rusty red/brown hairs that covers its pitchers. It has yet to be formally described.

[edit] References

  • Schnell, D., Catling, P., Folkerts, G., Frost, C., Gardner, R., et al. (2000). Nepenthes hamata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU C2a v2.3)
  • Jebb, M. & Cheek, M. 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 47.
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