Nepenthes singalana
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 Lower pitcher of Nepenthes singalana from Mount Belirang.
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| Nepenthes singalana Becc. (1886) |
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Nepenthes singalana (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈsɪŋɡəlˌɑːnə/, after Mount Singgalang, West Sumatra) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the island of Sumatra. It is most closely related to N. diatas and N. spathulata.
[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. singalana and three other related species.[1]
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[edit] Natural hybrids
The following natural hybrids involving N. singalana have been recorded.
- N. aristolochioides × N. singalana[1]
- N. bongso × N. singalana[1]
- N. inermis × N. singalana
- N. pectinata × N. singalana[1]
- ? N. singalana × N. spathulata[1]
 ? N. singalana × N. spathulata |
[edit] References
- Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes singalana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
- Wistuba, A. & H. Rischer 1996. Nepenthes lavicola, a new species of Nepenthaceae from the Aceh Province in the North of Sumatra. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 25(4): 106-111.
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