Nepenthes hirsuta

Nepenthes hirsuta
Upper pitchers of N. hirsuta. Bako National Park, Borneo.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. hirsuta
Binomial name
Nepenthes hirsuta
Hook.f. (1873)[2]
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes leptochila
    Danser (1928)

Nepenthes hirsuta (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz hərˈsjuːtə/; from Latin: hirsūtus "hairy, bristly"), the hairy pitcher-plant,[3] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is characterised by an indumentum of thick brown hairs, which is even present on the inflorescence. Pitchers are mostly green throughout with some having red blotches on the inside surfaces.[4]

N. hirsuta grows at an elevation of 200–1100 m.[5] It is present in a wide range of habitats, including kerangas forest, mossy banks in lower montane forest, open areas, and disturbed vegetation on lower ridges. It grows mostly on sandstone substrates.[4]

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes hirsuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39665A143960697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39665A143960697.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ (in Latin) Hooker, J.D. 1873. Ordo CLXXV bis. Nepenthaceæ. In: A. de Candolle Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 17: 90–105.
  3. ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  4. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  5. ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.