Nepenthes albomarginata

Nepenthes albomarginata
A pair of lower pitchers of N. albomarginata from Bako National Park, Borneo, where it often grows in heath forest and scrub vegetation[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. albomarginata
Binomial name
Nepenthes albomarginata
T.Lobb ex Lindl. (1849)[3]
Synonyms

Nepenthes albomarginata /nɪˈpɛnθz ˌælbmɑːrɪˈnɑːtə/ is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.[4][5]

The specific epithet albomarginata, formed from the Latin words albus (white) and marginatus (margin), refers to the white band of trichomes that is characteristic of this species.[4]

  1. ^ Ashton, P.S. 1971. The plants and vegetation of Bako National Park. Malayan Nature Journal 24: 151–162.
  2. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes albomarginata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39639A143958253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39639A143958253.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ Lindley, J. 1849. Familiar botany. — The pitcher plant. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette 1849(37): 580–581.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Clarke01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Adam, J.H., C.C. Wilcock & M.D. Swaine 1989. Ecology and taxonomy of Bornean Nepenthes. University of Aberdeen Tropical Biology Newsletter 56: 2–4.