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Nepenthes appendiculata

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Nepenthes appendiculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. appendiculata
Binomial name
Nepenthes appendiculata

Nepenthes appendiculata is a tropical pitcher plant known only from the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak, Borneo, where it grows at elevations of 1450–1700 m above sea level.[2] The species is characterised by an enlarged glandular appendage on the lower lid surface, for which it is named.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes appendiculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T48969821A49009363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T48969821A49009363.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Lee, C.C., G. Bourke, W. Taylor, S.T. Yeo & K. Rembold 2011. Nepenthes appendiculata, a new pitcher plant from Sarawak. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 24–35.
  3. ^ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ^ Bourke, G. 2012. Nepenthes appendiculata. In: AIPC Special Issue 4: News of 2011. Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore. p. 17.