Nepenthes talangensis

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Nepenthes talangensis
Nepenthes talangensis. Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes talangensis. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. talangensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes talangensis
Nerz & Wistuba (1994)

Nepenthes talangensis (Latin: Talang = Mount Talang, -ensis = from) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra. It is probably most closely related to N. jacquelineae and N. tenuis.

Morphological differences between N. bongso, N. dubia, N. talangensis and N. tenuis (Nerz & Wistuba, 1994)
Character N. bongso N. dubia N. talangensis N. tenuis
Shape of upper pitchers tubulate - infundibulate tubulous in the lower part, infundibulate above the middle tubulous to narrow infundibuliform in the lower half, ovate in the upper half wide infundibulate, contracted below the mouth
Lid orbiculate narrow cuneate broad-ovate very narrow elliptical
Length/width ratio of upper pitchers 3,3 1,9 2,3 1,75
Herbarium specimens of N. talangensis.
Herbarium specimens of N. talangensis.

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