Nepenthes lamii

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Nepenthes lamii
Upper pitcher of Nepenthes lamii from Western New Guinea (~2800 m asl).
Upper pitcher of Nepenthes lamii from Western New Guinea (~2800 m asl).
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. lamii
Binomial name
Nepenthes lamii
Jebb & Cheek (1997)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes vieillardii
    auct. non Hook.f.: Danser (1928)
    [=N. lamii/N. vieillardii]

Nepenthes lamii (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈlæmiːaɪ/, after Herman Johannes Lam) is a species of pitcher plant native to the island of New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of over 3 km above sea level, higher than any other Nepenthes species.[1] It does not appear to have any close realtives in the genus.

A rosette of N. lamii with lower pitchers.
A rosette of N. lamii with lower pitchers.


[edit] References

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

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  • Danser, B.H. 1928. 50. Nepenthes Vieillardii. In: The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin de Jardin de Botanique, Buitenzorg, Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438.
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