Nepenthes adrianii

Taxobox
name = "Nepenthes adrianii"


image_caption = Lower pitcher of "Nepenthes adrianii". Central Java.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Nepenthaceae
genus = "Nepenthes"
species = "N. adrianii"
binomial = "Nepenthes adrianii"
binomial_authority = Batoro, Wartono, Jebb "et al." (2006)

"Nepenthes adrianii" (pronEng|nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈædriːˌæniːaɪ/ or /ˌeɪdriːˈæniːaɪ, after Adrian Yusuf, who discovered it in 2004) is a species of tropical pitcher plant native to Central Java. It is the only known "Nepenthes" species endemic to the island, unless "Nepenthes gymnamphora" and "N. pectinata" or "N. xiphioides" are considered separate species. It is found at elevations above 950 m. The plant is an epiphytic species and can usually be found growing in the canopies of trees 15-25 m tall.

"N. adrianii" is very similar to "N. spathulata", a Sumatran endemic. Some authors consider the two taxa to be conspecific. [Rice, B.A. 2006. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5037.html Do you want to tell me about a species I missed?] The Carnivorous Plant FAQ.]

"N. adrianii" has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described, although wild populations of this species exhibit considerable variability.

References

* Boediwardhana, W. 2006. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20060306.R02 Malang hosts Indonesia's first exhibition of insectivorous plants] . "The Jakarta Post", March 6, 2006.
*id icon [http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/cetak/2006/112006/20/0403.htm Tanaman Kantong Semar di Ambang Kepunahan] . "Pikiran Rakyat", November 20, 2006.
*id icon Wresti, M.C. 2007. [http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0701/08/Sosok/3177937.htm Suska, Menyelamatkan "Nepenthes"] . "Kompas", January 8, 2007.