Nepenthes densiflora

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Nepenthes densiflora
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes densiflora. Cultivated plant.
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes densiflora. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. densiflora
Binomial name
Nepenthes densiflora
Danser (1940)
Distribution of N. densiflora.
Distribution of N. densiflora.
Synonyms

Nepenthes densiflora (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz dɛnsɪflɔːɹə/, from Latin: densus = dense, florus = flower) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of between 1700 and 3200 m above sea level.

No forms or varieties of N. densiflora have been described.

[edit] Taxonomy

In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is part of the resultant cladogram, showing "Clade 3", which comprises N. densiflora and three other related species.[1]




N. densiflora


unnamed


N. diatas



unnamed


N. singalana



N. spathulata








[edit] Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. densiflora have been recorded.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.