Nepenthes singalana

Nepenthes singalana
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes singalana from Mount Belirang.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. singalana
Binomial name
Nepenthes singalana
Becc. (1886)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes junghuhnii
    Macfarl. ex Ridl. (1917)
  • Nepenthes pectinata
    Danser (1928)
    [=N. gymnamphora/N. singalana]
  • N. pectinata × N. singalana
    Danser (1928)

Nepenthes singalana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌsɪŋɡəˈlɑːnə/; after Mount Singgalang, West Sumatra) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the island of Sumatra, where it grows at 2000–2900 m above sea level.[4] It is most closely allied to N. diatas and N. spathulata.

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes singalana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39696A143964354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39696A143964354.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: A. Engler. Das Pflanzenreich IV, III, Heft 36: 1–91.
  3. ^ Macfarlane, J.M. 1914. Family XCVI. Nepenthaceæ. [pp. 279–288] In: J.S. Gamble. Materials for a flora of the Malayan Peninsula, No. 24. Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 75(3): 279–391.
  4. ^ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sumatra and Java. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.