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Nepenthes nigra

Nepenthes nigra
Nepenthes from Sulawesi4.jpg
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. nigra
Binomial name
Nepenthes nigra
Nerz, Wistuba, Chi.C.Lee, Bourke, U.Zimm. & S.McPherson (2011)
Synonyms

Nepenthes nigra is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains across Central Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 1500–2700 m above sea level. The specific epithet nigra refers to the dark colouration of the pitchers and stem. The species is closely related to N. hamata and N. tentaculata.



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