Nepenthes thai

Nepenthes thai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. thai
Binomial name
Nepenthes thai
Cheek (2009)[1]
Synonyms

Nepenthes thai is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to peninsular Thailand. It grows on limestone hills at elevations of 500–600 m above sea level.[1][3]

Nepenthes thai has no known natural hybrids.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2009. Nepenthes group Montanae (Nepenthaceae) in Indo-China, with N. thai and N. bokor described as new. PDF Kew Bulletin 64(2): 319–325. doi:10.1007/s12225-009-9117-3
  2. Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana 15: 1–157.
  3. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. (Italian) Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague.

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