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Nepenthes northiana is endemic to the Kuching Division of Sarawak, [5] particularly the hills around the village of Bau. The species has an elevational distribution of 0 to 500 m above sea level and is restricted to limestone substrates. [20] Nepenthes northiana growing in large clumps on the limestone cliffs of Bau
Nepenthes mirabilis at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in Southern Western Ghats of India. Nepenthes species usually consist of a shallow root system and a prostrate or climbing stem, often several metres long and up to 15 m (49 ft) or more, and usually 1 cm (0.4 in) or less in diameter, although this may be thicker in a few species (e.g. N. bicalcarata).
Nepenthes veitchii from Borneo is also thought to be a close relative. [1] The pitchers of N. robcantleyi are exceptionally large, reaching 40 cm in length by 10 cm in width. The inflorescence, at up to 2.5 m long, is the tallest among known Nepenthes species. [4] The plant itself does not grow very tall, however, and is not known to climb. [1]
Temperate North America. This one in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte County, California. 180 feet (55 meters). [43] [44] This is the longest root climber. This one was climbing a Coast Redwood and was three inches (7.6 cm) thick. Nepenthes hispida (Nepenthaceae). Sarawak and Brunei in Malaysian Borneo. 165 feet (50 meters), [45]
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Ch'ien C. Lee (Chinese: 李乾; pinyin: Lǐ Qián) is a photographer and botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes.Lee has described several new Nepenthes species, including N. baramensis [1] (now known as N. hemsleyana [2]), N. chaniana, [3] N. gantungensis, [4] N. glandulifera, [5] N. jamban, [6] N. lingulata, [6] N. palawanensis, [7] N. pitopangii, [8] N. platychila, [9 ...
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Nepenthes macrovulgaris (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˌ m æ k r oʊ v ʌ l ˈ ɡ ɛər ɪ s /; from Greek macro-"large" and Latin vulgaris "common, usual"), or the serpentine pitcher-plant, [4] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is a lowland plant that typically grows at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1200 m in sub-montane forest ...