Nepenthes beccariana

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Nepenthes beccariana
Upper pitcher of a plant matching the description of Nepenthes beccariana. Sibolga, Sumatra.
Upper pitcher of a plant matching the description of Nepenthes beccariana. Sibolga, Sumatra.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. beccariana
Binomial name
Nepenthes beccariana
Macfarl. (1908)
Possible distribution of N. beccariana.
Possible distribution of N. beccariana.

Nepenthes beccariana (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz bɛkɑːɹiːɑːnə/, after Odoardo Beccari, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes. The species was described by John Muirhead Macfarlane based on a specimen collected from Pulau Nias, which lies about 120 km off the coast of Sumatra, near Sibolga. It appears to be closely related to both N. longifolia and N. sumatrana, and the former is possibly a junior synonym of this taxon.[1]

No forms or varieties of N. beccariana have been described.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
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