Nepenthes danseri

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Nepenthes danseri
Herbarium specimen of N. danseri collected in 1949
Herbarium specimen of N. danseri collected in 1949
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. danseri
Binomial name
Nepenthes danseri
Jebb & Cheek (1997)

Nepenthes danseri (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈdænsəraɪ/, after B. H. Danser, botanist) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It is endemic to Halmahera, the largest of the Maluku Islands, and the northern coast of Waigeo Island.[1] N. danseri shares many morphological features with the widespread N. gracilis.

N. danseri most commonly inhabits open scrub or bare soils on ultramafic rock. Plants also occur in forest, but these do not produce pitchers, probably due to the high light requirements of this species. N. danseri has been recorded from sea-level to 300 m altitude.[1]

N. danseri has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes danseri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2b v2.3).
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