Nepenthes nigra

Nepenthes nigra
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. nigra
Binomial name
Nepenthes nigra
Nerz, Wistuba, Chi.C.Lee, Bourke, U.Zimm. & S.McPherson (2011)[1]
Synonyms

Nepenthes nigra is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains across Central Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 1500–2700 m above sea level.[1] The specific epithet nigra refers to the dark colouration of the pitchers and stem.[1][4] The species is closely related to N. hamata and N. tentaculata.[1]

Natural hybrids

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nerz, J., A. Wistuba, C.C. Lee, G. Bourke, U. Zimmermann & S. McPherson 2011. Nepenthes nigra, a new pitcher plant from Central Sulawesi. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 468–491.
  2. Kurata, S. 1984. A new species of Nepenthes from Sulawesi, Indonesia. PDF The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 36(2): 197–200.
  3. McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. Wistuba, A. 2012. Nepenthes nigra. In: AIPC Special Issue 4: News of 2011. PDF Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore. p. 24.
  5. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
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