Nepenthes lamii
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| Nepenthes lamii growing with a yellow Rhododendron on Mount Doorman Top, photographed by Herman Johannes Lam in 1920 | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. lamii |
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Nepenthes lamii Jebb & Cheek (1997) |
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Nepenthes lamii /nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˈlæmi.aɪ/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to New Guinea, where it grows at an altitude of up to 3520 m above sea level, higher than any other Nepenthes species. Although once confused with N. vieillardii and previously regarded as conspecific with the closely related N. monticola, it is now recognised as a distinct species.
The specific epithet lamii honours Dutch botanist Herman Johannes Lam, who made one of the earliest known collections of this species.
Herman Johannes Lam, after whom the species is named, made a number of collections of N. lamii during the Van Overeem Expedition of 1920. He collected both male and female floral material on October 17, 1920, at the foot of Mount Doorman Top at an elevation of 3250 m (or 3200 m). These specimens are collectively designated as Lam 1637. Lam made a further collection of N. lamii on the following day, October 18, this time from 3520 m on Doorman Top. It represents the uppermost altitudinal limit for this species and for all Nepenthes. This material also consists of both male and female parts and is designated as Lam 1654. Both of Lam's specimens represent greatly stunted, dwarf plants. They are deposited at Herbarium Bogoriense (BO), the herbarium of the Bogor Botanical Gardens.
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