Nepenthes diatas

Nepenthes diatas
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes diatas. Cultivated plant.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. diatas
Binomial name
Nepenthes diatas
Jebb & Cheek (1997)[2]
Distribution of N. diatas.

Nepenthes diatas (/nɪˈpɛnθz dˈætəs/ nih-PEN-theez dy-AT-əs; from Indonesian diatas "above, on top") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 2,000–2,900 metres (6,600–9,500 ft) above sea level.[1]

Nepenthes diatas was formally described in 1997 by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in their monograph "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)", published in the botanical journal Blumea.[2] However, the name N. diatas had already been in use since at least 1994.[3]

No forms or varieties of N. diatas have been described.

  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes diatas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39655A143959569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39655A143959569.en.
  2. ^ a b Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1–106.
  3. ^ Jebb, M. 1994. NEPENTHES revision for Flora Malesiana. Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, 9 September 1994.