Nepenthes andamana

Nepenthes andamana
A rosette plant with lower pitchers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. andamana
Binomial name
Nepenthes andamana
M.Catal. (2010)[1]

Nepenthes andamana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Phang Nga Province, Thailand, where it grows near sea level in coastal savannah and grassland.[1] It is thought to be most closely related to N. suratensis.[1][2]

The specific epithet andamana refers to the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes andamana M. Catal. sp. nov. In: Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague. p. 34.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague.
  3. ^ Mara Guerini (June 2011). "2010: new species of Carnivorous Plants" (PDF). AIPC Magazine. 2 (22). Italian Carnivorous Plants Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012.