Nepenthes monticola

Nepenthes monticola
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes monticola growing near Tembagapura, West Papua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. monticola
Binomial name
Nepenthes monticola
A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Nerz, M.Mansur & S.McPherson (2011)[1]

Nepenthes monticola is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains in the west central highlands of West Papua, New Guinea, where it grows at elevations of 1400–2620 m above sea level.[1][2] Prior to its description as a species in 2011, N. monticola was lumped with the closely related N. lamii.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robinson, A., J. Nerz, A. Wistuba, M. Mansur & S. McPherson 2011. Nepenthes lamii Jebb & Cheek, an emended description resulting from the separation of a two-species complex, and the introduction of Nepenthes monticola, a new species of highland pitcher plant from New Guinea. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 522–555.
  2. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Australia and New Guinea. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  3. Wistuba, A. 2012. Nepenthes lamii - Nepenthes monticola. In: AIPC Special Issue 4: News of 2011. PDF Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore. pp. 22–23.
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