Nepenthes hispida
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| An upper pitcher of Nepenthes hispida from Lambir Hills | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. hispida |
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Nepenthes hispida Beck (1895) |
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Nepenthes hispida (/nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˈhɪspɪdə/; from Latin: hispidus "bristly") is a tropical pitcher plant species native to Borneo. It grows at elevations of 100 to 800 m in kerangas forest. It is known with certainty only from Lambir Hills National Park and surrounding areas.
Nepenthes hispida is listed as Conservation Dependent on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
In the wild, N. hispida is only known to hybridise with N. reinwardtiana.
The stem of N. hispida grows to 6 m in length and 6 mm in diameter. The cylindrical internodes are up to 15 cm long. Leaves are and in texture. The lamina is -oblong in morphology and can measure up to 28 cm long and 4 cm wide. The apex of the lamina is -obtuse and often unequal. The base of the lamina is , , and often . Three longitudinal veins run along the lamina on each side of the midrib. Pennate veins are indistinct. Tendrils grow to 15 cm in length.
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