Mount Pangulubao

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Mount Pangulubao
Elevation 2,151 metres (7,057 feet)[1]
Location Sumatra, Indonesia

Mount Pangulubao or Pangulubau (Indonesian: Gunung Pangulubao) is a mountain near Lake Toba in Sumatra.

Mount Pangulubao is notable for the relatively large number of tropical pitcher plant species that inhabit its forests. These include Nepenthes mikei, Nepenthes ovata, Nepenthes rhombicaulis, Nepenthes spectabilis, Nepenthes tobaica, and Nepenthes xiphioides.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Lake Toba: Experience and Lessons Learned BriefPDF (613 KiB)
  2. ^ Salmon, B.R. & R.G. Maulder 1995. Two New Species of Nepenthes from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 24(3): 77–85.
  3. ^ Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.