Nepenthes diatas

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Nepenthes diatas
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes diatas. Cultivated plant.
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes diatas. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. diatas
Binomial name
Nepenthes diatas
Jebb & Cheek (1997)
Distribution of N. diatas.
Distribution of N. diatas.

Nepenthes diatas (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz daɪˈætˌæs/, from Indonesian: diatas = above, on top) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of between 2400 and 2900 m above sea level.

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

[edit] Taxonomy

In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is part of the resultant cladogram, showing "Clade 3", which comprises N. diatas and three other related species.[1]




N. densiflora


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N. diatas



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N. singalana



N. spathulata








[edit] Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. diatas have been recorded.

[edit] References

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