- Nepenthes paniculata
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Nepenthes paniculata 
Nepenthes paniculata. New Guinea. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. paniculata Binomial name Nepenthes paniculata
Danser (1928)Nepenthes paniculata (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌpænɨkjuːˈlɑːtə/, from Latin: panicula "panicle") is a species of pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes.
Nepenthes paniculata is probably endemic to Mount Doorman Top in New Guinea (03°28′01″S 138°26′59″E / 3.46694°S 138.44972°E). It has been recorded from mossy forest on a ridge top at 1,460 m altitude.[1]
Nepenthes paniculata has no known natural hybrids.[2] No forms or varieties have been described.
In 1994, A. Wistuba, H. Rischer, B. Baumgartl, and B. Kistler explored Doorman Top in search of N. paniculata but found no Nepenthes other than N. lamii (then known as N. vieillardii) and N. maxima.[3] However, they climbed a different slope to the one from which N. paniculata was originally collected. Since the mountain has not been affected by human activity, it is likely that the species is still extant on the mountain.[3]
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Nepenthes paniculata holotype (Lam 1569)
References
- ^ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes paniculata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN C2b v2.3).
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- ^ a b Wistuba, A. 1994. Re: Nepenthes-discussion. Carnivorous Plant Mailing List, September 15, 1994.
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Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. major
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