Nepenthes ulukaliana
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Nepenthes ulukaliana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. ulukaliana
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Binomial name | |
Nepenthes ulukaliana A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Mey, Golos, G.Lim & S.McPherson, 2023[1]
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Nepenthes ulukaliana is a tropical
urceolate form (as opposed to being ovoid in shape in N. macfarlanei in the basal portion of the pitcher with a faint hip and then turning cylindrical above the hip). Furthermore, the peristome of N. ulukaliana is planar at the front, with a well-defined column that emerges abruptly and perpendicularly at the rear (while the peristome of N. macfarlanei is curved in lateral aspect, with the column arising gradually).[1]
Etymology
The name for this species was derived from the name of the mountain, Gunung Ulu Kali, the type locality of the taxon.[1]
Phenology
The species was observed to flower throughout the year, with female plants in the peak of anthesis around January.[1]
Distribution and ecology
Individuals of N. sericea were recorded at 8 peaks of the southern Titiwangsa Range with an elevation range of above 1,200 meters above sea level and reaching an upper limit of 1,772 meters above sea level on the peak of Gunung Ulu Kali, the species highest known elevation.[1]
This particular species can be found growing terrestrially and epiphytically within mossy forests. It is also commonly encountered in areas with known disturbances such as roadsides.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-908787-49-1. Retrieved May 27, 2023.)
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