Nepenthes neoguineensis

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Nepenthes neoguineensis
Nepenthes neoguineensis. West Papua.
Nepenthes neoguineensis. West Papua.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. neoguineensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes neoguineensis
Macf. (1928)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes leptoptera
    Zippel (1900) in sched.
  • Nepenthes neoguineensis
    auct. non Macf.: Ridl. (1916)
    [=N. papuana]

Nepenthes neoguineensis (Latin/New Latin: Neo Guine = New Guinea, -ensis = from) is a species of tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes. As its name suggests, N. neoguineensis occurs on the island of New Guinea. It has also been recorded from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

N. neoguineensis grows on river edges, river gravel bars, ridge crests, and rarely in open grassland or disturbed forest. It has a wide altitudinal distribution, occurring from sea-level to an elevation of 900 or even 1400 m.[1]

[edit] References

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