Nepenthes angasanensis

Nepenthes angasanensis
Nepenthes angasanensis holotype (Salmon & Maulder 234372).
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. angasanensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes angasanensis Maulder, D.Schub., B.R.Salmon & B.Quinn (1999)
Distribution of N. angasanensis.
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes mikei auct. non B.R.Salmon & Maulder: Jebb & Cheek (1997); Cheek & Jebb (2001) [=N. angasanensis/N. mikei] Nepenthes tobaica auct. non Danser (1928): Danser (1940) Nepenthes tobaica auct. non Danser: Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) [=N. angasanensis/N. tobaica]

Nepenthes angasanensis /nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˌæŋɡəsəˈnɛnsɪs/ is a tropical pitcher plant species endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) to 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) above sea level. The status of this taxon is controversial as it is similar in morphology to N. mikei and N. tobaica. It has even been suggested that the taxon might represent a natural hybrid between N. densiflora and N. tobaica.

The specific epithet refers to Mount Puncak Angasan, from which the type specimen was collected. No forms or varieties of N. angasanensis have been described.

In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is a portion of the resultant cladogram, showing part of "Clade 6". The sister pair of N. angasanensis and N. mikei has 79% support.

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