Nepenthes platychila

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Nepenthes platychila
Nepenthes platychila. Cultivated plant.
Nepenthes platychila. Cultivated plant.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. platychila
Binomial name
Nepenthes platychila
Chi C.Lee (2002)
Distribution of N. platychila.
Distribution of N. platychila.

Nepenthes platychila (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz plætiːˈkaɪlə/, from Greek: platus = flat, chilus = lip) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak. It is notable for its smooth peristome and funnel-shaped upper pitchers.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Lee, C.C. 2002. Nepenthes platychila (Nepenthaceae), a New Species of Pitcher Plant from Sarawak, Borneo. Gardens Bulletin Singapore 54: 257-261.
  • Clarke, C.M. & C.C. Lee 2004. Pitcher Plants of Sarawak. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  • Lee, C.C. 2002. Nepenthes species of the Hose Mountains in Sarawak, Borneo. Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference, Hiroshima University, Tokyo: 25–30.