Nepenthes pitopangii | |
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An upper pitcher of Nepenthes pitopangii at the type locality in Lore Lindu National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. pitopangii
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Binomial name | |
Nepenthes pitopangii |
Nepenthes pitopangii /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌpɪtoʊˈpæŋɡiaɪ/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[3] Discovered in 2006, N. pitopangii was initially known from a single plant at a remote locality in Lore Lindu National Park. Efforts made in the following years to locate further populations on surrounding mountains proved unsuccessful.[3] In March 2011, a new population of N. pitopangii consisting of around a dozen plants was discovered more than 100 km from the type locality.[4] Nepenthes pitopangii appears to be closely related to N. glabrata, from which it differs most obviously in its upper pitcher morphology.[2][3]