Nepenthes madagascariensis

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Nepenthes madagascariensis
Nepenthes madagascariensis in habitat. Fort Dauphin, Madagascar.
Nepenthes madagascariensis in habitat. Fort Dauphin, Madagascar.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes madagascariensis
Poiret (1797)
Distribution of N. madagascariensis.
Distribution of N. madagascariensis.
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes cristata
    Brongn. (1824)
    [=N. madagascariensis/N. alata]
  • Nepenthes distillatoria
    auct. non L.: Brion (1855)
  • N. madagascariensis var. macrocarpa
    Scott Elliot (1891)
  • N. madagascariensis var. cylindrica
    Dub. (1906)

Nepenthes madagascariensis (Latin: Madagascar = Madagascar, -ensis = from) is one of two Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to Madagascar, the other being N. masoalensis. N. madagascariensis was the first Nepenthes species to be discovered; E. de Flacourt recorded it in 1658 under the name Amramitico.

N. madagascariensis occurs along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as far north as the Masoala Peninsula. It is most common in the south of the island, around Fort Dauphin. This species grows along the edges of swamps and in peaty or sandy soils at low altitudes.[1]

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  1. ^ Jebb, M. & M. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42: 1-106.

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