Heliamphora glabra

Heliamphora glabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Heliamphora
Species: H. glabra
Binomial name
Heliamphora glabra
(Maguire) Nerz, Wistuba & Hoogenstrijd (2006)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heliamphora heterodoxa var. glabra Maguire (1978)
  • Heliamphora heterodoxa f. glabra (Maguire) Steyerm. (1984)

Heliamphora glabra (Latin: glaber = bald) is a species of marsh pitcher plant native to Serra do Sol in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.

References

  1. (German) Nerz, J., A. Wistuba & G. Hoogenstrijd (2006). Heliamphora glabra (Sarraceniaceae), eine eindrucksvolle Heliamphora Art aus dem westlichen Teil des Guayana Schildes. Das Taublatt 54: 58–70.

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