Nepenthes papuana

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Nepenthes papuana
Nepenthes papuana. Papua New Guinea.
Nepenthes papuana. Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status
Data deficient (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. papuana
Binomial name
Nepenthes papuana
Danser (1928)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes neoguineensis
    auct. non Macf.: Ridl. (1916)

Nepenthes papuana (after Papua province in Indonesia) is a species of pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes.

N. papuana occurs in the southern part of Western New Guinea, from Fakfak to Balim valley. It has been collected from forest edges at elevations of 250 to 900 m.[1]

[edit] References

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

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