Nepenthes bicalcarata

Nepenthes bicalcarata
Intermediate pitcher of N. bicalcarata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. bicalcarata
Binomial name
Nepenthes bicalcarata
Hook.f. (1873)[2]
Synonyms

Nepenthes bicalcarata (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz baɪˌkælkəˈrɑːtə, - bɪˌkælkəˈreɪtə/; from Latin for "two-spurred"), also known as the fanged pitcher-plant,[4] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northwestern Borneo, Indonesia. It is a myrmecophyte noted for its mutualistic association with a species of ant, Camponotus schmitzi. As an ant-fed plant it lacks many of the features that characterise the carnivorous syndrome in Nepenthes, including viscoelastic and highly acidic pitcher fluid, the waxy zone of the pitcher interior, and possibly even functional digestive enzymes.[5]

  1. ^ Schnell, D.; Catling, P.; Folkerts, G.; Frost, C.; Gardner, R.; et al. (2000). "Nepenthes bicalcarata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39624A10252393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39624A10252393.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. ^ Moore, S.L.M. 1880. Alabastra diversa. The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 18: 1–8.
  4. ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bazile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).