Nepenthes khasiana
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Nepenthes khasiana. Cultivated plant.
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Nepenthes khasiana Hook. f. (1873) |
Nepenthes khasiana (after the Khasi Hills, to which it is endemic) is a pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. It is the only Nepenthes species native to India. It has a very localised distribution and is very rare in the wild. N. khasiana is classified as Endangered and is on CITES Appendix I along with N. rajah.
[edit] References
Jebb, M. & Cheek, M. 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 36.
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes classification • Nepenthes infauna