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Nepenthes macfarlanei

Nepenthes macfarlanei
N. macfarlanei1.jpg
A lower pitcher of N. macfarlanei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Nepenthes macfarlanei
Hemsl. (1905)
Synonyms

Nepenthes macfarlanei (/nˈpɛnθz ˌmækfɑːrˈlni./; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid to cylindrical and up to 20 cm high. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.

The following natural hybrids involving N. macfarlanei have been recorded.

N. macfarlanei × N. ramispina


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