Nepenthes jamban
| Nepenthes jamban | |
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| Intermediate pitchers of N. jamban | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. jamban |
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Nepenthes jamban Chi.C.Lee, Hernawati & Akhriadi (2006) |
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Nepenthes jamban (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈdʒʌmbən/ [not /ˈdʒæmbən/]) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northern Sumatra. The specific epithet jamban is the Indonesian word for "toilet" and refers to the shape of the pitchers.
Nepenthes jamban was discovered during a series a field trips to Sumatra between 2004 and 2005. The first collection of the species was made on April 22, 2005, south of Padang Sidempuan in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
The formal description of N. jamban was published in 2006 in the botanical journal Blumea. The herbarium specimen Lee, Hernawati, Akhriadi NP 433 was designated as the holotype. It is deposited at the Herbarium of Andalas University (ANDA).
Nepenthes jamban is a climbing plant. The stem, which is usually less than 5 mm thick, grows to 4 m in length and is cylindrical-angular in cross section. Internodes are up to 5 cm long.
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