Nepenthes monticola | |
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An upper pitcher of Nepenthes monticola growing near Tembagapura, West Papua | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. monticola |
Binomial name | |
Nepenthes monticola A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Nerz, M.Mansur & S.McPherson (2011) |
Nepenthes monticola is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains in the west central highlands of West Papua, New Guinea, where it grows at elevations of 1400–2620 m above sea level. Prior to its description as a species in 2011, N. monticola was lumped with the closely related N. lamii.