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Nepenthes weda

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Nepenthes weda
A rig crew on Halmahera island, moving a drill rig through the forest. The plant in the centre foreground appears to be N. weda.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. weda
Binomial name
Nepenthes weda
Cheek (2015)[1]

Nepenthes weda is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.[1] It is currently known only from Bukit Limber, Weda Bay (near the centre of the island), where it grows in lower montane forest on ultramafic substrates at 415–1014 m above sea level.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cheek, M. 2015. Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) of Halmahera, Indonesia. Blumea 59: 215–225. doi:10.3767/000651915X689091
  2. ^ Nepenthes weda Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).